Mark S. Wrighton

Mark S. Wrighton 2016

Mark Stephen Wrighton (born 1949 in Jacksonville , Florida ) is an American chemist . Since 1995 he has been Chancellor (Chancellor) of Washington University in St. Louis . As a scientist, he is best known for his work on converting solar energy into chemical fuels or electricity .

Wrighton earned a bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1969 and a Ph.D. in 1972 from Harry B. Gray and George S. Hammond with his thesis Photoprocesses in Metal-Containing Molecules. at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech). In the same year - at the age of 23 - he received his first professorship (assistant professor) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in 1976 he became an associate professor , and in 1977 he was given a full professorship. At MIT, he led about 70 people to Ph.D., published more than 300 scientific papers, and holds 16 patents .

From 1987 to 1990 Wrighton was head of all chemistry at MIT, and from 1990 to 1995 he was provost at the university. In 1995, Wrighton succeeded William H. Danforth as Chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis . As this he is no longer scientifically active. Wrighton was temporarily chairman of the Association of American Universities .

In 1974 he became a Sloan Research Fellow . Wrighton received the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry in 1981 , the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Prize in 1983, and the American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry in 1988 . In 1983 he was a MacArthur Fellow . In 1987 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science , in 1988 a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2001 a member of the American Philosophical Society . Wrighton received an honorary doctorate from the University of West Florida in 1983 , Florida State University in 2007 , Harris-Stowe State University in 2009, and Fudan University in China in 2010 .

Web links

• Chancellor Mark Stephen Wrighton at Washington University in St. Louis (wustl.edu)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ACS Award in Pure Chemistry. In: acs.org. Retrieved May 27, 2017 (English). 
2. ^ Mark S. Wrighton, 1983 - US DOE Office of Science (SC). In: science.energy.gov. Retrieved May 27, 2017 (English). 
3. ↑ ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry. In: acs.org. Retrieved May 27, 2017 (English). 
4. ^ Mark S. Wrighton - MacArthur Foundation. In: macfound.org. Retrieved May 27, 2017 (English). 
5. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter W. (PDF; 852 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved April 30, 2019 . 
6. ^ American Philosophical Society: Member History. In: amphilsoc.org. Retrieved May 27, 2017 .