We are delighted to announce that Paul Chirik has been awarded the 2010 Dalton Transactions Americas Lectureship, in recognition of his internationally recognised contributions to the field of homogeneous catalysis.
The aim of the Dalton Transactions lectureship is to enhance communication between some of the best researchers in inorganic chemistry, by offering the awardee an opportunity to present their work and subsequently spend time interacting with students, postdocs and faculty at a host university. Professor Chirik will present the Dalton Transactions Lecture at UC Berkeley early in 2011.
Paul Chirik is currently the Peter J. W. Debye Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University, NY, USA. His work is focussed on homogeneous catalysis and small molecule activation using transition metal complexes.Paul is moving to Princeton (NJ, USA) in January 2011 to take up the position of Edward S. Sanford Professor of Chemistry.
You can read some of Professor Chirik’s recent research now:
Dinitrogen functionalization with bis(cyclopentadienyl) complexes of zirconium and hafnium
Paul J. Chirik, Dalton Trans., 2007, 16, DOI: 10.1039/b613514e
Amineborane dehydrogenation promoted by isolable zirconium sandwich, titanium sandwich and N2 complexes
Doris Pun, Emil Lobkovsky and Paul J. Chirik, Chem. Commun., 2007, 3297, DOI: 10.1039/b704941b
‘Professor Paul Chirik is an outstanding scholar who, in his relatively short independent research career, has established himself as one of the world’s pre-eminent young inorganic chemists.’ says Professor John Arnold, Dalton Transactions Associate Editor for the Americas.
‘His research focuses on the discovery of homogenous catalysis and small molecule activation effected by well-defined transition metal complexes, with the goal of carrying out energy-efficient chemical transformations that minimize byproducts, separation of waste and eliminate precious metals. The UC Berkeley Chemistry Department is honored to have him visit as the 2010/11 Dalton Transactions Lecturer and we are grateful to the RSC for their support of this award.’
Find out more about Paul Chirik on his website at Cornell University!
