Martyn Poliakoff
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Sir Martyn Poliakoff, CBE, FRS, FREng, FRSC, FIChemE[3] (born 16 December 1947)[1] is a British chemist, working on fundamental chemistry, and on developing environmentally acceptable processes and materials. The core themes of his work are supercritical fluids,[6][7] infrared spectroscopy and lasers. He is a research professor in chemistry at the University of Nottingham.[4] As well as carrying out research at the University of Nottingham, he is a lecturer, teaching a number of modules including green chemistry.[8][9][10][11]
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Born | (1947-12-16) 16 December 1947 (age 76)[1] London, England[2] |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
Known for | Periodic Videos |
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Janet Frances Keene ā (m. 1969) |
Children | 2 |
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Thesis | The matrix isolation of large molecules. The photochemistry of transition metal carbonyls (1973) |
Doctoral advisor | J. J. Turner[4] |
Doctoral students | Andrew Ian Cooper |
Website | nottingham |
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He is the main presenter for the YouTube channel Periodic Videos.[12]