Craig Hawker

Craig Hawker
Born (1964-01-11) 11 January 1964 (age 60)
Queensland, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian and american
Occupation
  • University teacher Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
Academic career
FieldsPolymer science Edit this on Wikidata
InstitutionsMaterials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara

Craig Jon Hawker (born 11 January 1964) is an Australian-born chemist. His research has focused on the interface between organic and polymer chemistry, with emphasis on the design, synthesis, and application of well-defined macromolecular structures in biotechnology, microelectronics, and surface science. Hawker holds more than 45 U.S. patents,[1] and he has co-authored over 300 papers in the areas of nanotechnology, materials science, and chemistry. He was listed as one of the top 100 most cited chemists worldwide over the decade 1992–2002,[2] and again in 2000–2010.[3]

In 2021, Hawker was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to polymer chemistry through synthetic organic chemistry concepts and the advancement of molecular engineering principles. He is the director of the California Nanosystems Institute and holds a number of other laboratory directorships at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2022.[4]

  1. ^ "Patents by Inventor Craig J. Hawker". Justia Patents. Justia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Hirsch index ranks top chemists". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  3. ^ "TOP 100 CHEMISTS, 2000-2010". Clarivate Analytics. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. ^ "2022 NAS Election". Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.