Stephen Mann (chemist)

Stephen Mann
Born	Stephen Mann 1 April 1955 (age 61)
Residence	Bristol
Fields	Chemistry Biomineralization Biomimetics Nanoscience Protocells
Alma mater	University of Oxford (DPhil) University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (BSc)
Thesis	Intravesicular Solids in Chemical and Biological Systems (1982)
Doctoral advisor	R. J. P. Williams
Notable awards	Corday-Morgan Medal(RSC, 1991) Interdisciplinary Award (RSC, 1999) FRSC (1996) FRS (2003) Joseph Chatt Medal (RSC, 2006) de Gennes Medal (RSC, 2011) SCF French-British Prize (2011) Royal Society Davy Medal (2016)
Website http://www.stephenmann.co.uk

Stephen Mann,^[1][2][3] FRS, FRSC, (born 1 April 1955) is Professor of Chemistry, Director of the Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry,^[4] Director of the Centre for Protolife Research,^[5] and Principal of the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials^[6] 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,^[7] and a DPhil from the University of Oxford in 1982 under the supervision of Professor R. J. P. Williams FRS.^[8]

Career

Following his DPhil, Mann was elected to a Junior Research Fellowship at Keble College, University of Oxford,^[9] and then awarded a lectureship at the University of Bath in 1984^[9] where he was appointed to a full professorship in 1990. Professor Mann moved to the University of Bristol in 1998.^[10]

Research

Mann’s research is concerned with the chemical synthesis, characterization and emergence of complex forms of organized matter. His research activities include: biomineralization,^[11][12] biomimetic materials chemistry,^[13] synthesis and self-assembly of nanoscale objects,^[14] functional nanomaterials,^[15] complexity and emergent behaviour in hybrid nanostructures,^[16] and solvent-free liquid proteins.^[17] His current work is focused on the design and construction of synthetic protocells.^[18] Mann has published over 480 scientific papers with a current h-index of 112 and over 45,000 citations,^[19] and is listed in the 2014 Thomson Reuters index of world’s most influential scientific minds.^[20]

Awards and honours

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.^[21]
• Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry, 1996.
• Max-Planck Society/Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award, 1998-2003.
• Interdisciplinary Award, Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999.^[22]
• Joseph Chatt Lecture and Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2006.^[23]
• de Gennes Prize and Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011.^[24]
• French-British Prize, Chemical Society of France, 2011.^[25]
• Royal Society Davy Medal (2016).^[26]

References

1. "Stephen Mann FRS |". stephenmann.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
2. "Stephen Mann". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
3. "Who's Who". www.ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
4. "COMC | Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry". bristolcomc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
5. "CPR | Centre for Protolife Research". www.bristolprotolife.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
6. "What is the BCFN? | BCFN". www.bcfn.bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
7. "Login Required - The University of Manchester". your.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
8. "Oxford Alumni Community". Oxford Alumni Community. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
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11. Mann, Stephen (1988-03-10). "Molecular recognition in biomineralization". Nature. 332 (6160): 119–124. doi:10.1038/332119a0.
12. Biomineralization.
13. Mann, Stephen (1993-10-07). "Molecular tectonics in biomineralization and biomimetic materials chemistry". Nature. 365 (6446): 499–505. doi:10.1038/365499a0.
14. Li, Mei; Schnablegger, Heimo; Mann, Stephen (1999-11-25). "Coupled synthesis and self-assembly of nanoparticles to give structures with controlled organization". Nature. 402 (6760): 393–395. doi:10.1038/46509. ISSN 0028-0836.
15. Davis, Sean A.; Burkett, Sandra L.; Mendelson, Neil H.; Mann, Stephen (1997-01-30). "Bacterial templating of ordered macrostructures in silica and silica-surfactant mesophases". Nature. 385 (6615): 420–423. doi:10.1038/385420a0.
16. Mann, Stephen (2009-10-01). "Self-assembly and transformation of hybrid nano-objects and nanostructures under equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions". Nature Materials. 8 (10): 781–792. doi:10.1038/nmat2496. ISSN 1476-1122.
17. Brogan, Alex P. S.; Sharma, Kamendra P.; Perriman, Adam W.; Mann, Stephen (2014-10-06). "Enzyme activity in liquid lipase melts as a step towards solvent-free biology at 150 °C". Nature Communications. 5: 5058. doi:10.1038/ncomms6058.
18. Tang, T.-Y. Dora; Hak, C. Rohaida Che; Thompson, Alexander J.; Kuimova, Marina K.; Williams, D. S.; Perriman, Adam W.; Mann, Stephen (2014-06-01). "Fatty acid membrane assembly on coacervate microdroplets as a step towards a hybrid protocell model". Nature Chemistry. 6 (6): 527–533. doi:10.1038/nchem.1921. ISSN 1755-4330.
19. "Stephen Mann - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
20. Reuters, Thomas (2014). "THE WORLD's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014" (PDF). Thomas Reuters.
21. "RSC Corday-Morgan Prize Previous Winners". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
22. "RSC Interdisciplinary Prize Previous Winners". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
23. "Joseph Chatt Award Previous Winners". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
24. "de Gennes Previous Winners". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
25. "University of Bristol News". University of Bristol News. University of Bristol. 2011.
26. "Davy Medal". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2016-07-26.

External links

• Stephen Mann website: http://www.stephenmann.co.uk
• Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry website: http://www.bristolcomc.co.uk
• Centre for Protolife Research website: http://www.bristolprotolife.co.uk