Richard Barry Kaner | |
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Alma mater | Brown University A.B. (1980) University of Pennsylvania Ph.D (1984) |
Awards | Tolman Award (2009) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Inorganic Chemistry |
Institutions | UCLA University of California, Berkeley |
Thesis | The electrochemistry of reduced polyacetylene (1984) |
Doctoral advisor | Alan G. MacDiarmid |
Other academic advisors | Aaron Wold, Neil Bartlett |
Doctoral students | Jiaxing Huang, Edward G. Gillan |
Website | kaner |
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.
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.[3] He is an associate editor of the Materials Research Bulletin.[3]