Richard Kaner
Richard B. Kaner is an American synthetic inorganic chemist. He is a Distinguished Professor and the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation[1] at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he holds a joint appointment in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Material Science and Engineering.[2][3] Kaner conducts research on conductive polymers (polyaniline), superhard materials and carbon compounds, such as fullerenes and graphene.[4]
Richard Barry Kaner  | |
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| Alma mater | Brown University A.B. (1980)  University of Pennsylvania Ph.D (1984)  | 
| Awards | Tolman Award (2009) | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Inorganic Chemistry | 
| Institutions | UCLA  University of California, Berkeley  | 
| Thesis | The electrochemistry of reduced polyacetylene (1984) | 
| Doctoral advisor | Alan G. MacDiarmid | 
| Other academic advisors | Aaron Wold, Neil Bartlett | 
| Doctoral students | Jiaxing Huang, Edward G. Gillan | 
| Website | kaner | 
He has served on the board of directors for California NanoSystems Institute.[5] Kaner serves as Chief Scientific Adviser to Hydrophilix, Nanotech Energy, and Supermetalix, university spin-off companies.
Career
    
Kaner was an Adjunct Professor at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia in 2010.[6] He was the Eka-Granules Lecturer at the University of Tasmania, and was a Visiting Professor at the University of Wollongong.[3] He is an Associate Editor of the Materials Research Bulletin.[3]
Awards
    
- American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneer Award (2019)[7]
 - Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize (2018)[8][9]
 - Materials Research Society Medal (2015)[10]
 - Thomson-Reuters Most Highly Cited Author (2014)[11]
 - ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials (2012)[12]
 - Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society (SCALACS) Richard C. Tolman Award (2010)[13]
 - Fulbright Senior Scholar (2004-2005)[14]
 - UCLA Gold Shield Faculty Prize (2002-2004)[15]
 - Guggenheim Fellowship (1996)[16]
 - Defense Science Study Group Fellowship (1994–95)[14]
 - Sloan Research Fellowship (1993–97)[14]
 - Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (1991)
 - Packard Fellowship (1989)[14]
 - American Chemical Society Exxon Fellowship in Solid State Chemistry (1989)[17]
 
Professional memberships
    
- American Physical Society Fellow (2020)[18]
 - American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow (2016)[19]
 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2015)[20]
 - Electrochemical Society Member[14]
 - Materials Research Society Fellow (2011)[21]
 - American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow (2000)[14]
 
External links
    
- Richard B. Kaner Publications indexed by Google Scholar
 - The Synthesis and Application of Graphene, talk in 2018
 - Interview with Grant Imahara in 2016
 
References
    
- "Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Polymer Science – UCLA Physical Sciences". Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "Kaner, Richard B. | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "Richard Kaner – Welcome to the kaner lab!". Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "UCLA researchers develop new technique to scale up production of graphene micro-supercapacitors". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "People". www.cnsi.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-08-09.
 - "Kaner, Professor. Richard - RMIT University". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "American Institute of Chemists - Chemical Pioneer Award". www.theaic.org. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 -  "Grand Challenges | UCLA researcher Richard Kaner wins Royal Society of Chemistry's 2018 Centenary Award". May 10, 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Zarling, Patti. "Two Rivers scientist Richard Kaner, now a UCLA professor, wins prestigious chemistry award". Herald Times Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 -  "Kaner awarded 2015 Materials Research Society Medal". UCLA. November 23, 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Thomson Reuters' Highly Cited Researchers 2014 | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "2010-05-11: Tolman Award Dinner honoring Professor Richard B. Kaner". SCALACS. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "Kaner, Richard B." The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "Gold Shield Faculty Prize Recipients". Academic Senate. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Richard B. Kaner". Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 - "The ExxonMobil Award Faculty Fellowship in Solid State Chemistry". Division of Inorganic Chemistry. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 -  Wolpert, Stuart (October 9, 2020). "Chemist elected a 2020 fellow of the American Physical Society". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "2016 ACS Fellow | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
 -  Kisliuk, Bill (February 2, 2015). "Professors Yang, Kaner named to Royal Society of Chemistry". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "List of MRS Fellows | Materials science awards". www.mrs.org. Retrieved 2021-07-10.