Mark Wightman

R. Mark Wightman
Born	(1947-07-04) July 4, 1947 (age 77) Dorchester, Dorset, England
Alma mater	Erskine College (B.A.) University of North Carolina (Ph.D.) University of Kansas
Awards	Faraday Medal Guggenheim Fellowship Herty Medal
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry, electrochemistry, neurochemistry

Robert Mark Wightman (born July 4, 1947) is an electrochemist and professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is best known for his work in the areas of ultramicroelectrodes, electrochemistry, and neurochemistry. One of Wightman's most notable achievements is the development of the ultramicroelectrode and microelectrode voltammetry.^[1] At the same time as Wightman's innovations, the microelectrode was developed independently by Martin Fleischmann at the University of Southampton. In 2011, Wightman had the 192nd highest h-index, 74, of any living chemist.^[2] As of 2018, Wightman was an author of over 390 papers and had an h-index of 103.^[3]