Paul O'Brien (chemist)

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(1954-01-22) January 22, 1954 (age 70)[1]
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Paul O'Brien (22nd January 1954)[1] FRS[15][16] is Professor of Inorganic Materials and head of the School of Chemistry at the University of Manchester.[17][2]

Education

O'Brien was educated at Cardinal Langley Grammar School in Middleton, Greater Manchester and the University of Liverpool where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in 1975.[1] He went on to complete a PhD at University College, Cardiff in 1978.[1]

Research

O’Brien is an inorganic materials scientists focusing on developing new chemical processes for manufacturing thin films and nanoparticles.[17][2][18][19][20] Amongst these are chemical vapour deposition techniques for compounds containing sulfur or selenium, and a very simple method for making quantum dots — semiconductor nanocrystals that show quantum behaviour.[15]

He has collaborated on projects with physicists, computer scientists and electronic and electrical engineers. His interest in the toxicity of metal ions has led to collaborations and publications with toxicologists, pharmacists and clinicians.[15] He is an advocate of communicating science to a wider audience and gives popular talks — usually on nanotechnology — including Café Scientifique and school lectures. He has edited several books, including a series on nanotechnology for the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).[15]

Awards and honours

O'Brien's awards include the Kroll Award, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)’s Sir Colin Humphreys Award (for outreach) and Platinum Medal, the Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) Gold Medal, the RSC’s first Peter Day Award, and honorary degrees from the University of Zululand, the University of Liverpool and the University of Aveiro. O'Brien was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2013, his certificate of election reads: <templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

Paul O'Brien is distinguished for his many original contributions to chemistry and materials science, notably in the use of novel molecularly defined precursors from which to prepare important functional electronic or optical materials in well-defined forms. Processes he pioneered have been widely adopted. His discoveries include substantial improvements in the constitution, stoichiometry and nature of precursors. He has shown how relatively stable compounds can be used to prepare high quality functional materials, and developed improved methods to convert precursors into useful functional products, devising and refining ways by which nanoparticles syntheses can be controlled within the size limits require for device use[16]

O'Brien was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to science and engineering.

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Paul O'Brien's publications indexed by Google Scholar, a service provided by Google
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  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Paul O'Brien's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database, a service provided by Elsevier.
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