Mohammadreza Ghadiri Explained

M. Reza Ghadiri is an Iranian-American chemist who studies nanoscale science and technology.

Ghadiri holds a Ph.D. degree in chemistry (1987) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is currently a Professor of chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute.

The 1998 Feynman Prize was awarded to Ghadiri for work in constructing molecular structures through the use of self-organization.^[1] His lab also pioneered the development of peptide self-replication.^[2]

Awards

• Searle Scholars Award 1991-1994;
• Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, Beckman Young Investigators Award, 1991-1993;^[3]
• Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow 1993-1995;
• Eli Lilly Grantee 1994-1995;
• ACS Award in Pure Chemistry 1995;
• Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, American Chemical Society 1999;
• Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology 1998;
• Merck-Frosst Lecturer, University of Victoria, British Columbia 2001;
• Belleau Lecturer, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec 2001.

See also

• Iranian science

External links

• Faculty profile at The Scripps Research Institute

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1998 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology. Foresight Nanotech Institute. 2006-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023101639/http://www.foresight.org/FI/1998Feynman.html. 2013-10-23. dead.
2. A self-replicating peptide. Nature. 1996-08-08. 525–528. 382. 6591. 10.1038/382525a0. 8700225. en. David H.. Lee. Juan R.. Granja. Jose A.. Martinez. Kay. Severin. M. Reza. Ghadiri. 1996Natur.382..525L .
3. Web site: Reza Ghadiri . Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation . 1 August 2018.