Reza Ghadiri
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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 groundbreaking work in constructing molecular structures through the use of self-organization
, the same forces used to assemble the molecular machine systems found in nature.
Recently, Dr. Ghadiri has starred in the website www.rezaghadiri.net - a website dedicated to the academic pressures placed on PhD candidates, and which explores the relationship between Reza Ghadiri as a research adviser and Andrei, one of his former graduate students.
Iranian-American
Iranian-Americans are Americans of Iranian ancestry or people possessing Iranian and American dual citizenship.Iranian-Americans are amongst the most highly educated groups in the United States...
chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
who studies nanoscale science and technology.
Ghadiri holds a Ph.D. degree in chemistry (1987) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
. He is currently a Professor of chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute is an American medical research facility that focuses on research in the basic biomedical sciences. Headquartered in La Jolla, California, with a sister facility in Jupiter, Florida, the institute is home to 3,000 scientists, technicians, graduate students, and...
.
The 1998 Feynman Prize was awarded to Ghadiri for groundbreaking work in constructing molecular structures through the use of self-organization
Self-organization
Self-organization is the process where a structure or pattern appears in a system without a central authority or external element imposing it through planning...
, the same forces used to assemble the molecular machine systems found in nature.
Recently, Dr. Ghadiri has starred in the website www.rezaghadiri.net - a website dedicated to the academic pressures placed on PhD candidates, and which explores the relationship between Reza Ghadiri as a research adviser and Andrei, one of his former graduate students.
- Searle Scholars Award 1991-1994;
- Arnold & Mable Beckman Young Investigator Award 1991-1993;
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow 1993-1995;
- Eli Lilly Grantee 1994-1995;
- American Chemical Society 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.