Mercouri Kanatzidis | |
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| Born | Mercouri Gregorio Kanatzidis Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki B.Sc. (1979) University of Iowa Ph.D. (1984) |
| Awards | Samson Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation, 2016; ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry, 2016; ENI Award for the "Renewable Energy Prize" category, 2015. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology |
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| Thesis | Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed-Ligand Complexes Containing the Iron4Sulfur4 Core. Synthesis and Characterization of New Novel Complexes Containing the Iron4Sulfur6 Core (1984) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dimitri Coucouvanis |
| Other academic advisors | Tobin J. Marks |
Mercouri Kanatzidis (Greek: Μερκούριος Κανατζίδης; born 1957) is a Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of chemistry and professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern University[1] and Senior Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory.[2]
Kanatzidis was listed as one of the most cited researchers in Materials Science and Engineering in 2016 based on Elsevier Scopus data.[3] He has published over 1,635 manuscripts (ISI h-index =176 Google h-index =194][4]) and has over 45 patents. Kanatzidis has mentored over 90 Ph.D. students and nearly 130 postdoctoral fellows. More than 90 of these alumni hold academic positions worldwide.
- ^ "Mercouri Kanatzidis, Professor". Northwestern University. Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Senior Chemist Archived 2017-04-27 at the Wayback Machine". Argonne National Laboratory. Materials Science Division. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "The 2016 List of Most Cited Researchers in Materials Science and Engineering by Elsevier Scopus Data". MSESupplies.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Kanatzidis".