Stephen Mann (chemist)

Stephen Mann,^[1][2][3] FRS, FRSC, (born 1 April 1955) is Professor of Chemistry, co-director of the Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology,^[4] director of the Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry,^[5] director of the Centre for Protolife Research,^[6] and was principal of the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials^[7] at the University of Bristol, UK.

Education

Mann was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1976,^[8] and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford in 1982 under the supervision of Professor R. J. P. Williams FRS.^[9]

Career

Following his Doctor of Philosophy degree, Mann was elected to a junior research fellowship at Keble College, University of Oxford,^[10] and then awarded a lectureship at the University of Bath in 1984^[10] where he was appointed to a full professorship in 1990. He moved to the University of Bristol in 1998.^[11]

Research

Mann's research is concerned with the chemical synthesis, characterization and emergence of complex forms of organized matter. His research activities include

Mann was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, UK in 2003.^[2] Other accolades include:

• Corday-Morgan Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, 1991.^[23]
• Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry, 1996.
• Max-Planck Society/Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award, 1998–2003.
• Interdisciplinary Award, Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999.^[24]
• Joseph Chatt Lecture and Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2006.^[25]
• de Gennes Prize and Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011.^[26]
• French-British Prize, Chemical Society of France, 2011.^[27]
• Royal Society Davy Medal (2016).^[28]
• Member of Academia Europaea (2020).

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