James Tour | |
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 Tour in 2018 | |
| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Purdue University, PhD Syracuse University, BS |
| Known for | Molecular electronics Nanotechnology Graphene production techniques Carbon nanotube chemistry Nanocar NanoPutian |
| Awards | Oesper Award (2021) Centenary Prize (2020) Trotter Prize (2014) Feynman Prize (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic Chemistry Materials Science Nanotechnology |
| Institutions | Rice University, 1999-present University of South Carolina, 1988–1999 |
| Thesis | Metal-Promoted Cyclization and Transition-Metal-Promoted Carbonylative Cyclization Reactions (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ei-ichi Negishi |
| Website | www |
James Mitchell Tour is an American chemist and nanotechnologist. He is a Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Materials Science and Nanoengineering at Rice University in Houston, Texas.