American chemist
Tobin Jay Marks (born November 25, 1944) is aninorganic chemistry Professor, theVladimir N. Ipatieff Professor ofCatalytic Chemistry , Professor ofMaterial Science and Engineering, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Professor of Applied Physics atNorthwestern University inEvanston, Illinois . Among the themes of his research are synthetic organo-f-element and early-transition metalorganometallic chemistry ,polymer chemistry ,materials chemistry ,homogeneous andheterogeneous catalysis , molecule-basedphotonic materials,superconductivity , metal-organicchemical vapor deposition , and biological aspects of transition metal chemistry.
Marks received hisB.S. from theUniversity of Maryland in 1966 in chemistry, and hisPh.D. from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971 under the direction ofF. A. Cotton . He came to Northwestern University in the fall of 1970.
Historically the Marks group has been organized into four teams (A-D), reflecting the historical strengths and the needs of emerging technologies:
A-team; Organometallics/Catalysis B-team: Molecular Photonics C-team: Transparent Oxides D-team: Molecular Electronics Marks is known for his ability to tie his efforts to practical problems. Work in organometallics/catalysis (A-team) has traditionally focused on two main areas: Group IV mediated polymerizations and f-element mediatedhydroelementation .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
1974 (1974 ) :Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (seeSloan Fellows ) 1975 (1975 ) :Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher Scholar 1977 (1977 ) :DuPont Young Faculty Fellow 1978 (1978 ) :Innovation Recognition Award,Union Carbide Corporation 1979 (1979 ) :Fresenius Pure and Applied Chemistry Award ofPhi Lambda Upsilon 1984 (1984 ) :Sobral Medal, Portuguese Chemical Society 1984 (1984 ) :American Chemical Society (ACS) Arthur K. Doolittle Award in Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering 1986 (1986 ) :Mack Awardee and Lecturer, Ohio State University 1989 (1989 ) – 1990 (1990 ) :Guggenheim Fellowship 1989 (1989 ) :American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry 1993 (1993 ) :Fellow,American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1993 (1993 ) :Member,US National Academy of Sciences 1994 (1994 ) :American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in Inorganic Chemistry 1997 (1997 ) :Centenary Medal, UKRoyal Society of Chemistry 1998 (1998 ) :Francis Clifford Phillips Award, University of Pittsburgh 1999 (1999 ) :Paolo Chini Award, Italian Chemical Society 2000 (2000 ) :F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research of theAmerican Chemical Society 2001 (2001 ) :Burwell Award, North American Catalysis Society 2001 (2001 ) :American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in the Chemistry of Materials 2001 (2001 ) :Linus Pauling Medal 2001 (2001 ) :Willard Gibbs Medal , ACS Chicago Section 2002 (2002 ) :American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal 2003 (2003 ) :Evans Medal, Ohio State University 2003 (2003 ) :Karl Ziegler Prize,Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker 2004 (2004 ) :Sir Edward Frankland Medal, UKRoyal Society of Chemistry 2005 (2005 ) :Fellow, UKRoyal Society of Chemistry 2005 (2005 ) :John Bailar Medal, University of Illinois and the American Chemical Society 2005 (2005 ) :Member,Leopoldina , German National Academy of Natural Sciences 2005 (2005 ) :United StatesNational Medal of Science 2005 (2005 ) :University of Maryland Alumni Hall of Fame 2008 (2008 ) :Honorary Fellow, Chemical Research Society of India 2008 (2008 ) :American Chemical Society Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry 2008 (2008 ) :Príncipe de Asturias Prize for Technical and Scientific Research (Spain) 2009 (2009 ) :Fellow,Materials Research Society 2009 (2009 ) :Herman Pines Award, North American Catalysis Society 2009 (2009 ) :Nelson W. Taylor Award in Materials Research, Penn State University 2009 (2009 ) :Von Hippel Award ,Materials Research Society 2010 (2010 ) :Centennial Medal, University of Oviedo (Spain) 2010 (2010 ) :Distinguished Affiliated Professor Award,Technical University of Munich 2010 (2010 ) :Wilhelm Manchot Prize,Technical University of Munich 2010 (2010 ) :William H. Nichols Medal, ACS New York Section 2011 (2011 ) :Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences,The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation 2011 (2011 ) :Honorary Fellow, Indian National Academy of Sciences 2011 (2011 ) :Mosher Award, ACS Santa Clara / Silicon Valley, California Section 2011 (2011 ) :Schulich Prize,Technion in Israel 2011 (2011 ) :American Chemical Society Arthur Cope Senior Scholar Award in Organic Chemistry 2012 (2012 ) :Distinguished Alumni Award and Election to Circle of Discovery,University of Maryland 2012 (2012 ) :Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis [ 5] 2012 (2012 ) :Member,US National Academy of Engineering 2012 (2012 ) :Theodore W. Richards Medal,American Chemical Society 2012 (2012 ) :US National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences 2013 (2013 ) :Alan G. MacDiarmid Medal, University of Pennsylvania 2013 (2013 ) :Honorary Member, The Israel Chemical Society 2014 (2014 ) :Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Medal, UKRoyal Society of Chemistry 2015 (2015 ) :Honorary Foreign Fellow, Chinese Chemical Society 2015 (2015 ) :Luigi Sacconi Medal,Italian Chemical Society 2015 (2015 ) :TheRoyal Society of Chemistry 'sMaterials for Industry - Derek Birchall Award [ 6] 2016 (2016 ) :Honorary doctor of the Department of Chemistry,Technical University of Munich [ 7] 2016 (2016 ) :Member, USNational Academy of Inventors 2016 (2016 ) :Tannas Award in Materials Science, University of California Los Angeles 2016 (2016 ) :Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Award for Distinguished Scientists [ 8] 2017 (2017 ) :ACSPriestley Medal [ 9] 2017 (2017 ) :Harvey Prize in Science & Technology from theTechnion in Israel2018 (2018 ) :Foreign Member,Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Italian National Academy of Sciences ^ Chen, Eugene Y.X.; Marks, Tobin J. (2000). "Cocatalysts for Metal-Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization: Activators, Activation Processes, and Structure−Activity Relationships".Chemical Reviews .100 (4):1391– 1434.doi :10.1021/cr980462j .PMID 11749269 . ^ Hong, Miao; Chen, Eugene Y.X. (2017). "Chemically recyclable polymers: a circular economy approach to sustainability".Green Chemistry .19 (16):3692– 3706.doi :10.1039/c7gc01496a . ^ "Nobel Fever is Upon Us" .Science (AAAS) . RetrievedJanuary 11, 2021 .^ Chen, Jiazhen; Gao, Yanshan; Marks, Tobin J. (2020). "Early Transition Metal Catalysis for Olefin–Polar Monomer Copolymerization".Angewandte Chemie International Edition .59 (35):14726– 14735.doi :10.1002/anie.202000060 .PMID 31986236 . ^ "Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis" .American Chemical Society .^ "RSC Materials for Industry – Derek Birchall Award 2015 Winner" .Royal Society of Chemistry . May 5, 2015. RetrievedMay 26, 2015 .^ "Fakultät für Chemie: Honorary Doctors" . RetrievedMay 13, 2016 .^ "Chemist Receives International Acclaim" .Northwestern University . June 10, 2016. RetrievedJune 11, 2016 .^ "Tobin Marks Wins Priestley Medal" . Chemical & Engineering News. June 20, 2016. RetrievedJune 20, 2016 .
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