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.

Stephen Mann
Born
Stephen Mann

1 April 1955 (1955-04) (age 69)
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (DPhil) University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (BSc)
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Bristol

University of Bath University of Oxford

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Thesis Intravesicular Solids in Chemical and Biological Systems (1982)
Doctoral advisorR. J. P. Williams[citation needed]
Websitehttp://www.stephenmann.co.uk

Education

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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

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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

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Mann's research is concerned with the chemical synthesis, characterization and emergence of complex forms of organized matter. His research activities include biomineralization,[12][13] biomimetic materials chemistry,[14] synthesis and self-assembly of nanoscale objects,[15] functional nanomaterials,[16] complexity and emergent behaviour in hybrid nanostructures,[17] and solvent-free liquid proteins.[18] His current work is focused on the design and construction of synthetic protocells.[19] Mann has published over 550 scientific papers with a current h-index of 125 and over 64,000 citations.[20] He is listed in the 2014 Thomson Reuters index of world's most influential scientific minds[21] and in the top 0.01% of cited scientists.[22]

Awards and honours

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

References

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  1. ^ "Stephen Mann FRS |". stephenmann.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Stephen Mann". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Who's Who". www.ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology – An international research centre". maxplanck-minimalbiology.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ "COMC | Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry". bristolcomc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  6. ^ "CPR | Centre for Protolife Research". www.bristolprotolife.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. ^ "BCFN | BCFN". www.bristol.ac.uk/physics/functional-nanomaterials/. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Login Required - The University of Manchester". your.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Oxford Alumni Community". Oxford Alumni Community. Retrieved 27 July 2016. [dead link]
  10. ^ a b "Wiley Interview Article" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Bristol People".
  12. ^ Mann, Stephen (10 March 1988). "Molecular recognition in biomineralization". Nature. 332 (6160): 119–124. Bibcode:1988Natur.332..119M. doi:10.1038/332119a0. S2CID 4342005.
  13. ^ Biomineralization. Oxford Chemistry Masters. Oxford University Press. November 2001. ISBN 978-0-19-850882-3.
  14. ^ Mann, Stephen (7 October 1993). "Molecular tectonics in biomineralization and biomimetic materials chemistry". Nature. 365 (6446): 499–505. Bibcode:1993Natur.365..499M. doi:10.1038/365499a0. S2CID 4358080.
  15. ^ Li, Mei; Schnablegger, Heimo; Mann, Stephen (25 November 1999). "Coupled synthesis and self-assembly of nanoparticles to give structures with controlled organization". Nature. 402 (6760): 393–395. Bibcode:1999Natur.402..393L. doi:10.1038/46509. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 4307826.
  16. ^ Davis, Sean A.; Burkett, Sandra L.; Mendelson, Neil H.; Mann, Stephen (30 January 1997). "Bacterial templating of ordered macrostructures in silica and silica-surfactant mesophases". Nature. 385 (6615): 420–423. Bibcode:1997Natur.385..420D. doi:10.1038/385420a0. S2CID 4280267.
  17. ^ Mann, Stephen (1 October 2009). "Self-assembly and transformation of hybrid nano-objects and nanostructures under equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions". Nature Materials. 8 (10): 781–792. Bibcode:2009NatMa...8..781M. doi:10.1038/nmat2496. ISSN 1476-1122. PMID 19734883.
  18. ^ Brogan, Alex P. S.; Sharma, Kamendra P.; Perriman, Adam W.; Mann, Stephen (6 October 2014). "Enzyme activity in liquid lipase melts as a step towards solvent-free biology at 150 °C". Nature Communications. 5: 5058. Bibcode:2014NatCo...5.5058B. doi:10.1038/ncomms6058. hdl:1983/97dc22fb-5043-4480-863e-58d47e4bd7f1. PMID 25284507.
  19. ^ Tang, T.-Y. Dora; Hak, C. Rohaida Che; Thompson, Alexander J.; Kuimova, Marina K.; Williams, D. S.; Perriman, Adam W.; Mann, Stephen (1 June 2014). "Fatty acid membrane assembly on coacervate microdroplets as a step towards a hybrid protocell model" (PDF). Nature Chemistry. 6 (6): 527–533. Bibcode:2014NatCh...6..527D. doi:10.1038/nchem.1921. ISSN 1755-4330. PMID 24848239. S2CID 205292915.
  20. ^ "Stephen Mann - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  21. ^ "THE WORLD's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014" (PDF). Thomas Reuters. 2014.
  22. ^ Ioannidis, John P. A.; Baas, Jeroen; Klavans, Richard; Boyack, Kevin W. (12 August 2019). "A standardized citation metrics author database annotated for scientific field". PLOS Biology. 17 (8): e3000384. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000384. ISSN 1545-7885. PMC 6699798. PMID 31404057.
  23. ^ "RSC Corday-Morgan Prize Previous Winners". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  24. ^ "RSC Interdisciplinary Prize Previous Winners". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  25. ^ "Joseph Chatt Award Previous Winners". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  26. ^ "de Gennes Previous Winners". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  27. ^ "University of Bristol News". University of Bristol News. University of Bristol. 2011.
  28. ^ "Davy Medal". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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