Richard Kaner Explained

Richard Barry Kaner
Field:	Inorganic Chemistry
Work Institutions:	UCLA University of California, Berkeley
Alma Mater:	Brown University A.B. (1980) University of Pennsylvania Ph.D (1984)
Thesis Title:	The electrochemistry of reduced polyacetylene
Academic Advisors:	Aaron Wold, Neil Bartlett
Thesis Url:	https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244978773
Thesis Year:	1984
Doctoral Advisor:	Alan G. MacDiarmid
Doctoral Students:	Jiaxing Huang
Prizes:	Tolman Award (2009)

Richard B. Kaner is an American synthetic inorganic chemist. He is a distinguished professor and the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation^[1] at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he holds a joint appointment in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Material Science and Engineering.^{[2] [3]} Kaner conducts research on conductive polymers (polyaniline), superhard materials and carbon compounds, such as fullerenes and graphene.^[4]

He has served on the board of directors for California NanoSystems Institute.^[5] Kaner serves as Chief Scientific Adviser to Hydrophilix, Nanotech Energy, and Supermetalix, university spin-off companies.

Career

Kaner was an adjunct professor at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia in 2010.^[6] He was the Eka-Granules Lecturer at the University of Tasmania, and was a visiting professor at the University of Wollongong. He is an associate editor of the Materials Research Bulletin.

Awards

• • • • • • ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science (2022)^[7]
• American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneer Award (2019)^[8]
• Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize (2018)^{[9] [10]}
• Materials Research Society Medal (2015)^[11]
• Thomson-Reuters Most Highly Cited Author (2014)^[12]
• ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials (2012)^[13]
• Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society (SCALACS) Richard C. Tolman Award (2010)^[14]
• Fulbright Senior Scholar (2004–2005)^[15]
• UCLA Gold Shield Faculty Prize (2002–2004)^[16]
• Guggenheim Fellowship (1996)^[17]
• Defense Science Study Group Fellowship (1994–95)
• Sloan Research Fellowship (1993–97)
• Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (1991)
• Packard Fellowship (1989)
• American Chemical Society Exxon Fellowship in Solid State Chemistry (1989)^[18]

Professional memberships

• American Physical Society Fellow (2020)^[19]
• American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow (2016)^[20]
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2015)^[21]
• Electrochemical Society Member
• Materials Research Society Fellow (2011)^[22]
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow (2000)

External links

• Richard B. Kaner Publications indexed by Google Scholar
• The Synthesis and Application of Graphene, talk in 2018
• Interview with Grant Imahara in 2016

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Polymer Science – UCLA Physical Sciences. 10 January 2018 . 2021-07-10. en-US.
2. Web site: Kaner, Richard B. UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2021-07-10. www.chemistry.ucla.edu. en.
3. Web site: Richard Kaner – Welcome to the kaner lab!. 2021-07-10. en-US.
4. Web site: UCLA researchers develop new technique to scale up production of graphene micro-supercapacitors. 2021-07-10. UCLA. en-US.
5. Web site: People . www.cnsi.ucla.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060809031433/http://www.cnsi.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel%5fid=113194 . 2006-08-09.
6. Web site: 2016-03-04. Kaner, Professor. Richard - RMIT University. 2021-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104010/http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=4sopvfhsew0v;STATUS=A?QRY=kaner&STYPE=ENTIRE/. 2016-03-04.
7. Web site: 2022 Recipients . American Chemical Society . 4 September 2022.
8. Web site: American Institute of Chemists - Chemical Pioneer Award. 2021-07-10. www.theaic.org.
9. Web site: May 10, 2018. Grand Challenges UCLA researcher Richard Kaner wins Royal Society of Chemistry's 2018 Centenary Award. 2021-07-10. en-US.
10. Web site: Zarling. Patti. Two Rivers scientist Richard Kaner, now a UCLA professor, wins prestigious chemistry award. 2021-07-10. Herald Times Reporter. en-US.
11. Web site: November 23, 2015. Kaner awarded 2015 Materials Research Society Medal. 2021-07-10. UCLA. en-US.
12. Web site: Thomson Reuters' Highly Cited Researchers 2014 UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2021-07-10. www.chemistry.ucla.edu.
13. Web site: ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials. 2021-07-10. American Chemical Society. en.
14. Web site: 2010-03-30. 2010-05-11: Tolman Award Dinner honoring Professor Richard B. Kaner. 2021-07-10. SCALACS. en-US.
15. Web site: Kaner, Richard B.. 2021-07-10. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. en-US.
16. Web site: 2017-06-28. Gold Shield Faculty Prize Recipients. 2021-07-10. Academic Senate. en.
17. Web site: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Richard B. Kaner. 2021-07-10. en-US.
18. Web site: The ExxonMobil Award Faculty Fellowship in Solid State Chemistry. 2021-07-10. Division of Inorganic Chemistry. en-US.
19. Web site: Wolpert. Stuart. October 9, 2020. Chemist elected a 2020 fellow of the American Physical Society. 2021-07-10. UCLA. en-US.
20. Web site: 2016 ACS Fellow UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2021-07-10. www.chemistry.ucla.edu.
21. Web site: Kisliuk. Bill. February 2, 2015. Professors Yang, Kaner named to Royal Society of Chemistry. 2021-07-10. UCLA. en-US.
22. Web site: List of MRS Fellows Materials science awards. 2021-07-10. www.mrs.org.