CURRICULUM VITAE MERCOURI G. KANATZIDIS Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 Phone 847-467-1541; Fax 847-491-5937; Website: http://chemgroups.northwestern.edu/kanatzidis/ Birth Date: 1957; Citizenship: US EXPERIENCE 8/06-Present: Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University and Senior Scientist , Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne, IL 7/93-8/06: Professor of Chemistry, Michigan State University 7/91-6/93: Associate Professor, Michigan State University 7/87-6/91: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University EDUCATION Postdoctoral Fellow, 1987, Northwestern University Postdoctoral Associate, 1985, University of Michigan Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, 1984, University of Iowa B.S. Chemistry, November 1979, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki AWARDS • Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation, 1989-1994 • ACS Inorganic Chemistry Division Award, EXXON Faculty Fellowship in Solid State Chemistry, 1990 • Beckman Young Investigator , 1992-1994 • Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 1991-1993 • Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher Scholar, 1993-1998 • Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty Award, 1998 • Sigma Xi 2000 Senior Meritorious Faculty Award • University Distinguished Professor MSU, 2001 • John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, 2002 • Alexander von Humboldt Prize, 2003 • Morley Medal, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 2003 • Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor, Northwestern University, 2006 • MRS Fellow, Materials Research Society, 2010 • AAAS Fellow, American Association for the Advancment of Science, 2012 • Chetham Lecturer Award, University of California Santa Barbara, 2013 • Einstein Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2014 • International Thermoelectric Society Outstanding Achievement Award 2014 • MRS Medal 2014 • Royal Chemical Society DeGennes Prize 2015 • Elected Fellow of the Royal Chemical Society 2015 • ENI Award for the "Renewable Energy Prize" category • ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry 2016 • American Physical Society 2016 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials • APR Fellow 2016 • Samson Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation 2016 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND RECOGNITION • Editorial Advisory Board Inorganic Chemistry, 1994-1998 • Editorial Advisory Board Chemistry of Materials, 1993-2000 • Editorial Advisory Board Journal of Alloys and Compounds • Editorial Advisory Board Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie • Editorial Advisory Board Bulletin Korean Chemical Society 1998- • Editor-in-Chief: Journal of Solid State Chemistry 1997- • Editorial Advisory Board Energy and Environmental Science 2012- • Editorial Advisory Board Journal of Materials Chemsitrey A 2013- • Chairman Solid State Chemistry Subdivision, American Chemical Society 1998-1999 • Organizer of Gordon Research Conference in Solid State Chemistry, 2008 • American Chemical Society, Div. of Chemical Education, Examinations Institute Cmte • 1996 and 2003 Inorganic Chemistry Committee • DOE and NSF Panel Reviewer 2008-2013. • Special advisory member of the Ho-Am Prize Ho-Am Foundation, Korea • Team led by Kanatzidis and Wasieleski discover new method for a more environmental friendly fertilizer, 2015 • Team led by Kanatzidis discovers energy saving material, 2015 SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS American Chemical Society American Crystallographic Association Sigma Xi Materials Research Society American Association for Crystal Growth American Physical Society RESEARCH INTERESTS: Inorganic chemistry, solid state and molecular chemistry of metal chalcogenides, non-oxidic materials, energy conversion, intercalation chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry. Publications >850, citations >48,000, H index 99. Patents: 22 Over 500 invited presentations. Over thirty plenary lectures. PUBLICATIONS (>48000 citations, H index = 99) 1) “A New Mo(IV) Thioanion Containing the Mo = St Unit. The Synthesis and Structural Characterization of (Et4N)2MoS9” E.D. Simhon, N.C. Baenziger, M.G. Kanatzidis, M. Draganjac and D. Coucouvanis J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1981, 103, 1218-1219. 2) “Synthesis, Molecular Structure and Reactions of Bis-(tetraphenylphosphonium) Hexakis(µthiophenolato) - tetrachlorotetraferrate(II), (Ph4P)2 [Fe4S4(SPh)6C14]. Its Reactions With Dibenzyl 2- 2- Trisulfide and the Synthesis of the [Fe4S4C14] and [Fe4S4(C1)2(SC6H5)2] 'Cubane'-Type Clusters” D. Coucouvanis, M. Kanatzidis, E. Simhon and N.C. Baenziger J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104, 18741882. 2- 2- 3) “The Synthesis, Interconversions and Structural Characterization of the [S4)2MoO] , [S4)2MoS] , 2- 2- (Mo2S10) and (Mo2S12) Anions” M. Draganjac, E. Simhon, L.T. Chan, M.G. Kanatzidis, N.C. Baenziger and D. Coucouvanis Inorg. Chem. 1982, 21, 3321-3332. 4) “Crystal Structure Determination of (Ph4P)2S7” M.G. Kanatzidis, N.C. Baenziger and D. Coucouvanis Inorg. Chem. 1983, 22, 290-292. 5) “Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Bis (tetraphenylphosphonium) Bis (diethyldithiocarbamato) Bis (thiophenolato) Tetrakis (µ3-sulfido) Tetraferrate (2II,2III)” M.G. Kanatzidis, M. Ryan, D. Coucouvanis, A. Simopoulos and A. Kostikas Inorg. Chem. 1983, 22, 179181. + 2- 6) “Structure of Bis(tetraethylammonium) tetrathiomolybdate (VI), 2C8H2ON MoS4 ”M.G. Kanatzidis and D. Coucouvanis Acta Cryst. 1983, C39, 835-838. 7) “Addition of Activated Acetylenes to Coordinated Polysulfide Ligands 2. Synthesis of the 2- [Fe2[S2C2(COOCH3)2]4] Dithiolene Complex by the Addition of CH3OOC≡COOCH3 to the 2- (Fe2S12) Anion. Crystal and Molecular Structure of (Ph4P)2[Fe2S2C2COOCH3)2]4” M.G. Kanatzidis and D. Coucouvanis Inorg. Chem. 1984, 23, 403-409. 8) “Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Electronic Structures of the ‘Mixed’ Terminal Ligand 2- 2- Cubanes [Fe4S4Cl2(XC6H5)2] (X=S, O) and [Fe4S4(SC6H5)2 (OC6H4-p- CH3)2] The First 2+ Examples of [Fe4S4] Cores With a Noncompressed D2d Idealized Geometry” M.G. Kanatzidis, N.C. Baenziger, D. Coucouvanis, A. Simopoulos and A. Kostikas J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 4500-4511. 3+ 9) “A New Iron-Sulfide Cluster Containing the 'Prismane' [Fe6(µ-S)6] Core. Synthesis, Structure and Properties of (Et4N)3Fe6S6C16” M.G. Kanatzidis, W.R. Dunham, W.R. Hagen and D. Coucouvanis J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1984, 356-358. 2+ 10) “Dimeric Complexes Containing the [Fe2S2] Cores Coordinated by Nonsulfur Containing Terminal + 2- Ligands. The Crystal and Molecular Structures of Et4N Salts of the [Fe2S2(o-o'-C12H8O2)2] and 2- [Fe2S2(C4H4N)4] Anions” D. Coucouvanis, A. Salifoglou, M.G. Kanatzidis, A Simopoulos and V. Papaefthymiou J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 6081-6082. 2- 2- 11) “The Oxidative Transformation of the [Fe4S4X4] 'Cubanes' to the [Fe6S6X6] 'Prismane' Clusters (X = Cl, Br). The Crystal and Molecular Structure of [(C6H5)4P]2Fe6S6C16” D. Coucouvanis, M.G. Kanatzidis, W.R. Dunham and W.R. Hagen J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 7998-7999. 12) “The Crystal and Molecular Structures of the [K(19-Crown- 6)2Cu(S2C2O2)2 and ([(C6H5)3P]2N)Cu(S2C2O2)2, Cu(II) and Cu(III) Dithiooxalate Complexes” M.G. Kanatzidis, N.C. Baenziger and D. Coucouvanis Inorg. Chem. 1985, 24, 2680-2684. 13) “Synthesis and Reactions of Binary Metal Sulfides. The Structural Characterization of the 2- 2- 2- 2- [(S4)2Zn] , [(S4)2Ni] , [(S5)Mn(S6)] and [(CS4)2Ni] Anions” D. Coucouvanis, P.R. Patil, M.G. Kanatzidis, B. Detering and N.C. Baenziger Inorg. Chem. 1985, 24, 24-31. 14) “Metastable Fe/S Clusters. The Synthesis, Electronic Structure and Transformations of the 3- [Fe6S6L6] Clusters (L = Cl-, Br-, I-, RS-, RO-) and the Structure of [(C2H5)4N]3Fe6S6C16” M.G. Kanatzidis, W.R. Hagen, W.R. Dunham, R.K. Lester and D. Coucouvanis J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 953-961. + 15) “Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Electronic Properties of the Ph4P Salts of the Mixed 2- Terminal Ligand Cubanes, [Fe4S4(Et2DTc)n(X)4-n] (X=Cl-, PhS-); (n=1,2). Two Different Modes of 2+ Ligation of the [Fe4S4] Core” M.G. Kanatzidis, D. Coucouvanis, A. Simopoulos, A. Kostikas and V. Papefthymiou J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 4925-4935. 16) “A New Fe/S Cluster With the (Fe6S6)3+ Prismatic Core and p- methylphenolate Terminal Ligands. The Synthesis, Structure and Properties of (Et4N)3Fe6S6(OC6H4-p-CH3)6” M.G. Kanatzidis, A. Salifoglou and D. Coucouvanis J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 3358-3360. 17) “The Reactions, Structural Characterization and Electronic Properties of the New Metastable 3- 2- [Fe6S6L6] and [Fe6S6L6] Complexes” D. Coucouvanis, M.G. Kanatzidis, A. Salifoglou, W.R. Dunham and W.R. Hagen Rev. Port. Quim. 1985, 27, 110-112. 18) “The First Examples of Polynuclear, Sulfur Containing, Zirconium Compounds. The Synthesis and Structural Characterization of the Trinuclear Zr3S3(S-t-Bu)2(BH4)4(THF)2 and Hexanuclear Zr6S6(StBu)4(BH4)8(THF)2 Clusters” D. Coucouvanis, R.K. Lester, M.G. Kanatzidis and D. Kessisoglou J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 8279-8280. 3+ 19) “The Synthesis and Characterizations of New Fe/Mo/S Cluster Containing the [Fe6Mo2S6] Core. A Precursor to a Possible Structural Analog for the Fe/Mo Site of Nitrogenase” D. Coucouvanis and M.G. Kanatzidis J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1985, 107, 5005-5006. 20) “The Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Zr3(S)(t-BuS)10. A Zr-S Cluster That Contains Thiolate Ligands in Three Different Modes of Coordination” D. Coucouvanis, A. Hadjikyriacou and M.G. Kanatzidis J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1985, 1224-1225. n- 3- 21) “The New [Fe6S6C16(Mo(CO)3)2] Clusters (n=3,4). Derivatives of Either [Fe6S6C16] or 2- [Fe4S4C14] With Possible Relevance to the Fe/Mo/S Center in Nitrogenase” M.G. Kanatzidis