Tobin J. Marks
Born
Tobin Jay Marks

(1944-11-25) November 25, 1944
United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Maryland
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forOrganometallic chemistry, inorganic chemistry
AwardsNational Medal of Science (2005)
NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (2012)
Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry, Material Science
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Doctoral advisorF. Albert Cotton

Tobin Jay Marks (born November 25, 1944) is an inorganic chemistry Professor, the Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry, Professor of Material Science and Engineering, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Professor of Applied Physics at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Among the themes of his research are synthetic organo-f-element and early-transition metal organometallic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials chemistry, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, molecule-based photonic materials, superconductivity, metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, and biological aspects of transition metal chemistry.

Marks received his B.S. from the University of Maryland in 1966 in chemistry, and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971 under the direction of F. A. Cotton. He came to Northwestern University in the fall of 1970.

The Marks Group

Historically the Marks group has been organized into four teams (A-D), reflecting the historical strengths and the needs of emerging technologies:

  • A-team; Organometallics/Catalysis
  • B-team: Molecular Photonics
  • C-team: Transparent Oxides
  • D-team: Molecular Electronics

Marks is known for his ability to tie his efforts to practical problems. Work in organometallics/catalysis (A-team) has traditionally focused on two main areas: Group IV mediated polymerizations and f-element mediated hydroelementation.[1] [2] His extensive work in polymerization catalysts and determination of mechanistic traits that allow for optimization, have made these materials and processes industrially relevant. [3] [4]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Chen, Eugene Y.X.; Marks, Tobin J. (2000). "Cocatalysts for Metal-Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization: Activators, Activation Processes, and Structure−Activity Relationships". Chemical Reviews. 100 (4): 1391–1434. doi:10.1021/cr980462j. PMID 11749269.
  2. ↑ Hong, Miao; Chen, Eugene Y.X. (2017). "Chemically recyclable polymers: a circular economy approach to sustainability". Green Chemistry. 19 (16): 3692–3706. doi:10.1039/c7gc01496a.
  3. ↑ "Nobel Fever is Upon Us". Science (AAAS). Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ Chen, Jiazhen; Gao, Yanshan; Marks, Tobin J. (2020). "Early Transition Metal Catalysis for Olefin–Polar Monomer Copolymerization". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59 (35): 14726–14735. doi:10.1002/anie.202000060. PMID 31986236.
  5. ↑ "Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis". American Chemical Society.
  6. ↑ "RSC Materials for Industry – Derek Birchall Award 2015 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fakultät für Chemie: Honorary Doctors". Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Chemist Receives International Acclaim". Northwestern University. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tobin Marks Wins Priestley Medal". Chemical & Engineering News. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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