Research Statement
The central theme of research in the Stoddart group is one in which the mechanical bond is a pre-eminent feature of molecular compounds and extended structures. The group has pioneered the development of the use of molecular recognition and self-assembly processes in template-directed protocols for the syntheses of two-state mechanically interlocked compounds (bistable catenanes and rotaxanes) that can be employed as molecular switches and as motor-molecules in the fabrication of molecular electronic devices (MEDs) and NanoElectroMechanical Systems (NEMS), and as nanovalves for foraging within cells and delivering drugs to them.
Selected Publications
Chichak, K.S., Cantrill, S.J., Pease, A.R., Chiu, S.-H., Cave, G.W.V., Atwood, J.L., Stoddart, J.F. Molecular Borromean Rings. Science 304, 1308–1312 (2004).
Badjic, J.D., Balzani, V., Credi, A., Stoddart, J.F. A Molecular Elevator. Science 303, 1845–1849 (2004).
Flood, A.H., Stoddart, J.F., Steuerman, D.W., Heath, J.R. Whence Molecular Electronics?. Science 306, 2055–2056 (2004).
Liu, Y., Flood, A.H., Bonvallet, P.A., Vignon, S.A., Tseng, H.-R., Huang, T.J., Brough, B., Baller, M., Magonov, S., Solares, S., Goddard III, W.A., Ho, C.-M., Stoddart, J.F. Linear Artificial Molecular Muscles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 9745–9759 (2005).
Choi, J.W., Flood, A.H., Steuerman, D.W., Nygaard, S., Braunschweig, A.B., Moonen, N.N.P., Laursen, B.W., Luo, Y., DeIonno, E., Peters, A.J., Jeppesen, J.O., Xe, K., Stoddart, J.F., Heath, J.R. Ground State Equilibrium Thermodynamics and Switching Kinetics of Bistable [2]Rotaxane Switches in Solution, Polymer Gels, and Molecular Electronic Devices. Chem. Eur. J. 12, 261–279 (2006).
Green, J.E., Choi, J.W., Boukai, A., Bunimovich, Y., Johnston-Halprin, E., DeIonno, E., Luo, Y., Sheriff, B.A., Xu, K., Shin, Y.S., Tseng, H.-R., Stoddart, J.F., Heath, J.R. A 160-Kilobit Molecular Electronic Memory Patterned at 1011 Bits Per Square Centimeter. Nature 445, 414-417 (2007).
Most Significant Awards
1994 Fellowship of the Royal Society of London
1999 Fellowship of the Germany Academy of Natural Sciences (Leopoldina)
2004 Nagoya Gold Medal in Organic Chemistry
2005 University of Edinburgh Alumnus of the Year 2005 Award
2005 University of Birmingham Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
2005 Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2006 Foreign Membership of the Science Division of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
2006 University of Twente Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
2007 Appointed Knight Bachelor by HM Queen Elizabeth II
2007 King Faisal International Prize in Science
2007 Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry
2007 Albert Einstein World Prize in Science
2007 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
2008 American Chemical Society Arthur C Cope Award
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