Craig Hawker Explained

Craig Hawker
Birth Date:1964 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Queensland, Australia
Citizenship:Australian and american
Field:Synthetic polymer chemistry, nanotechnology
Work Institution:Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara

Craig Jon Hawker (born 11 January 1964) is an Australian-born chemist. His research has focused on the interface between organic and polymer chemistry, with emphasis on the design, synthesis, and application of well-defined macromolecular structures in biotechnology, microelectronics, and surface science. Hawker holds more than 45 U.S. patents,[1] and he has co-authored over 300 papers in the areas of nanotechnology, materials science, and chemistry. He was listed as one of the top 100 most cited chemists worldwide over the decade 1992–2002,[2] and again in 2000–2010.[3]

In 2021, Hawker was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to polymer chemistry through synthetic organic chemistry concepts and the advancement of molecular engineering principles. He is the director of the California Nanosystems Institute and holds a number of other laboratory directorships at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2022.[4]

Education

Hawker was born in Australia and attended high school in Queensland. It was in high school that he developed his interest in chemistry because, as he put it, "it really allowed me to develop things with my hands. Chemistry is a very hands-on science."[5] He studied at the University of Queensland and graduated with a Chemistry degree.[6] He worked with Professor Alan R. Battersby at Cambridge University on his post-graduate studies achieving his PhD in bio-organic chemistry.[7] Hawker then moved to the United States to pursue post-graduate work at Cornell University in 1988.[8]

Research history

In 1990, Hawker returned to Queensland as a Queen Elizabeth II Research fellow at the University of Queensland.[9] From 2004, he was a research staff member at the IBM Almaden Research Center in California.[10] Hawker is the director of the California NanoSystems Institute, co-director of the Materials Research Laboratory, and the Alan and Ruth Heeger Professor of Interdisciplinary Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[11]

Influence and research focus

In 2012, Hawker won the Centenary Prize from the Royal Society for developing strategies for the design of new polymers, which has had a major influence in the area and on those studying polymers.[12] In 2013, Hawker and another colleague invented Olaplex, a successful commercial product designed to relink hair bonds and to help reduce hair breakage.[13] In 2018, Olaplex won a patent infringement action against L'Oréal.[14] In 2015, Hawker was named as an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow for "revolutionising materials research through the development of powerful synthetic methods and strategies for molecularly engineering functional macromolecules, inspiring scientists across multiple disciplines."[15] He also serves or has served as editor for journals, such as the Journal of Polymer Science,[16] and is on the editorial board for a number of journals of chemistry, including the International Journal of Polymeric Materials,[17] and the Journal of Polymer Science Part A.[18]

In 2017, Hawker was described as "one of the top materials scientists in the world, "[19] In 2018, he and his colleagues developed a "3D-printing technique that can produce objects with both rigid and flexible properties will allow scientists to make bioinspired structures in just a single stage."[20] This could lead to the development of structures with "mechanically and chemically distinct properties". Hawker is researching nanostructured materials in areas associated with microelectronics and biotechnology.[21]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patents by Inventor Craig J. Hawker . Justia Patents . Justia . 26 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042627/https://patents.justia.com/inventor/craig-j-hawker . live .
  2. Web site: Hirsch index ranks top chemists.. 18 January 2011. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607185021/http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2007/April/23040701.asp. live.
  3. Web site: TOP 100 CHEMISTS, 2000-2010 . Clarivate Analytics . 24 February 2019 . 29 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181229140346/http://archive.sciencewatch.com/dr/sci/misc/Top100Chemists2000-10/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2022 NAS Election . 12 March 2023 . 10 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220510102559/http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/2022-nas-election.html . live .
  5. News: Ober . Christopher . Interview with Craig Hawker (YouTube) . Materials Research Laboratory . University of California, Santa Barbara . 7 February 2011.
  6. Web site: Craig J. Hawker: Biography . Hawker Group . University of California, Santa Barbara . 24 February 2019 . 21 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190221015323/http://hawkergroup.mrl.ucsb.edu/craig-j-hawker . live .
  7. Web site: Executive Profile: Craig J. Hawker . Company Overview of Tricida . Bloomberg . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043742/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=49647858&privcapId=254955910 . live .
  8. Web site: Craig Hawker . Center for Nanotechnology in Society . University of California Center for Nanotechnology in Society . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044230/http://www.cns.ucsb.edu/people/craig-hawker-0.html . live .
  9. Web site: Craig J. Hawker . ACS: Chemistry for Life . Australian Chemical Society . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043933/https://acscerm2019.org/keynotes/hawker/ . live .
  10. Web site: Professor Craig Hawker Director, California Nanosystems Institute University of California, Santa Barbara . ARC Centre of Excellence Convergent and Bio-Nano Science and Technology . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044550/https://www.cbns.org.au/profiles/professor-craig-hawker/ . live .
  11. Web site: Craig Hawker . UC Santa Barbara: Chemistry and Biology . University of California, Santa Barbara . 24 February 2019 . 21 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190221015248/http://www.chem.ucsb.edu/people/craig-hawker . live .
  12. Web site: UC Santa Barbara's Craig Hawker wins Centenary Prize for Chemistry . EurekaAlert! . AAAS . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043749/https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/uoc--usb051612.php . live .
  13. Web site: Nhung . Nguyen . Olaplex: The Science Behind the Strand . April 2015 . Arches . 24 February 2019 . 30 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190130230112/http://archesnews.com/olaplex-the-science-behind-the-strand/ . live .
  14. Web site: Hopewel . Bethan . Fred . Wu . Olaplex v L'Oréal . Intellectual Property Magazine . Maritime Intelligence . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044555/https://www.intellectualpropertymagazine.com/legal_updates/olaplex-v-loreal-130682.htm . live .
  15. Web site: Sonia . Frenandez . Materials Professor at UCSB Craig Hawker Named AAAS Fellow . Noozhawk . 30 November 2015 . Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers. . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044653/https://www.noozhawk.com/article/materials_professor_at_ucsb_craig_hawker_named_aaas_fellow . live .
  16. Web site: Craig Hawker . Center for Nanotechnology in Society . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044230/http://www.cns.ucsb.edu/people/craig-hawker-0.html . live .
  17. Editorial Board EOV . International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials. 63. 18. ebi. Taylor & Francis Online . 10.1080/00914037.2015.943833. 2014. 216559276.
  18. Web site: Journal of Polymer Science Editor Craig Hawker Elected to Royal Society . Wiley . 26 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044710/https://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-405974.html . live .
  19. Web site: Adela . Talbot . Governor General taps trio for top PhD honours . Western News . 26 October 2017 . Western University . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043756/https://news.westernu.ca/2017/10/governor-general-taps-trio-top-phd-honours-2/ . live .
  20. Lighting the way to versatile 3D printing . Nature . 2018 . 559 . 7713 . 155 . 10.1038/d41586-018-05629-5 . 29991780 . 2018Natur.559S.155. . 51612869 . free .
  21. Web site: Professor Craig J. Hawker . Bordeaux Polymer Conference – May 28–31, 2018 . Bordeaux Polymer Conference . 24 February 2019 . 24 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190224025338/http://bpc2018.u-bordeaux.fr/en/Speakers/Plenary-speakers/Professor-Craig-J-HAWKER-i1648.html . live .
  22. Web site: TU/e Honorary Doctorate for polymer genius with a commercial spirit .
  23. Web site: UCSB polymer chemist receives Overberger International Prize for creating innovative materials . News Medical Life Science . 2 June 2017 . AZoNetwork . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043224/https://www.news-medical.net/news/20170602/UCSB-polymer-chemist-receives-Overberger-International-Prize-for-creating-innovative-materials.aspx . live .
  24. Web site: Awards . Belgian Polymner Group . 24 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180919090557/http://www.belgianpolymergroup.be/awards . 19 September 2018 . dead .
  25. Web site: Fellows List . National Academy of Inventors . 24 February 2019 . 21 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190621181233/https://academyofinventors.org/wp/skin/search-fellows.php . dead .
  26. Web site: Elected Fellows . AAAS . 24 February 2019 . 5 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105184915/https://www.aaas.org/fellows/listing . live .
  27. Web site: Centenary Prize Previous Winners . Royal Society of Chemistry . 24 February 2019 . 28 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171028215536/http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Awards/CentenaryPrizes/PreviousWinners.asp . live .
  28. Web site: Royal Society: New Fellows . 20 May 2010 . 24 May 2010 . 12 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612212247/http://royalsociety.org/New-Fellows/ . live .
  29. Web site: Top 100 Chemists, 2000–2010 . Clarivate Analytics . 24 February 2019 . 29 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181229140346/http://archive.sciencewatch.com/dr/sci/misc/Top100Chemists2000-10/ . live .
  30. Web site: PMSE Fellows . Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering . 24 February 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111336/https://pmsedivision.org/pmse-fellows/ . live .
  31. 1 February 2009 . Interview: Craig Hawker . Chemistry in Australia . 76 . 1 . 13–14 .

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