Itamar Willner
Itamar Willner (born January 27, 1947 in Bucharest ) is an Israeli chemist.
Life
Willner received his PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1978 . As a post-doctoral student he was at the University of California, Berkeley , where he became adjunct assistant professor in 1980. In 1981 he became Senior Lecturer at the Hebrew University, 1983 Associate Professor and 1986 Professor.
He deals with supramolecular chemistry and nanosciences (nanobiotechnology, molecular and biomolecular electronics, molecular and biomolecular machines, artificial photosynthesis, biosensors, bio-fuel cells, photocatalysis, electronics and photophysics of nanoparticles and quantum dots, molecular self-assembly).
He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and became a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences in 2002 . In 2009 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and in 2009 of the Leopoldina ( matriculation number 7275 ) and he is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts . In 1998 he received the Max Planck Research Prize for International Cooperation, in 1993 the Kolthoff Prize of the Technion, in 2002 the Israel Prize , in 2001 the Prize of the Israel Chemical Society and in 2008 the EMET Prize and the Rothschild Prize in Chemistry. He received the EMET Prize for pioneering research and promotion of molecular and biomolecular electronics as well as the development of bionanotechnology and the establishment of an interdisciplinary (chemistry, biology and materials science) research field.His research led to the development of sensors for clinical diagnostics and the discovery of explosives , the construction of bio fuel cells and systems for conversion of solar energy and fuel generation. In many cases he takes biological systems as models.
In 2014 and 2015 he was one of the highly cited scientists at Thomson Reuters.
Fonts (selection)
- with E. Katz: Integrated nanoparticle-biomolecule hybrid systems: synthesis, properties, and applications, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 43, 2004, pp. 6042-6108
- with AN Shipway, E. Katz: Nanoparticle arrays on surfaces for electronic, optical, and sensor applications, ChemPhysChem 1, 2000, pp. 18-52
- with Y. Xiao u. a .: "Plugging into enzymes": Nanowiring of redox enzymes by a gold nanoparticle, Science, Volume 299, 2003, pp. 1877-1881
- with E. Katz: Probing biomolecular interactions at conductive and semiconductive surfaces by impedance spectroscopy: routes to impedimetric immunosensors, DNA sensors, and enzyme biosensors, Electroanalysis, Volume 15, 2003, pp. 913-947
literature
- Leopoldina Newly elected members 2009, Leopoldina, Halle (Saale) 2010, p. 94 ( PDF )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Encyclopedia of Judaism
- ↑ Member entry by Prof. Dr. Itamar Willner (with picture) at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on October 1, 2017.
- ↑ Laudation for the EMET Prize: for pioneering research, promoting scientific disciplines in the fields of molecular and biomolecular electronics, as well as the development of nanobiotechnology. His studies bridge chemistry, biology and materials science, and they establish an interdisciplinary research field at the forefront of science .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Willner, Itamar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bucharest |