Craig Hawker
Distinguished Professor, Materials FRS
Alan & Ruth Heeger Chair in Interdisciplinary Science
NAE, NAS
Director, Dow Materials Institute
Director and Clarke Professor, California NanoSystems Institute
Contact
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Member of :
National Academy of Inventors, National Academy of Engineering; National Academy of Sciences
Fellow of:
American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Chemical Society; Royal Society of Chemistry; National Academy of Inventors
Kathryn C. Hach Award, American Chemical Society; American Chemical Society Award in Polymer Chemistry; Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry; Belgian Polymer Award; Charles G. Overberger International Prize for Excellence in Polymer Research
Research
Current interests include design and synthesis of nanoscopically defined materials for applications ranging from next-generation microelectronic devices to polymer-based therapeutics. Major emphasis is on development of methods for facile synthesis of functionalized macromolecules with well-controlled architectures. This combination of fundamental advances in polymer synthesis with detailed understanding of physical properties have led to commercial success in the personal care, pharmaceutical and advanced material arenas.
Dow Materials Institute, California NanoSystems Institute, Materials Research Laboratory
PhD University of Cambridge
BSc. University of Queensland