Professor Stephen Mann FRS CURRICULUM VITAE

Professor Stephen Mann FRS
CURRICULUM VITAE
SURNAME: Mann
OTHER NAMES: Stephen
DATE OF BIRTH: 01.04.55
NATIONALITY: British
MARITAL STATUS: Married
ADDRESS (HOME): Flat 6, St Brenda’s Court, Clifton Park, Bristol BS8 3BN
Telephone: (44)-(0)117 9745511
CURRENT POSITION: Professor of Chemistry,
School of Chemistry,
University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
Tel.: (44)-(0)117-9289935.
Fax: (44)-(0)117-9251295
email:s.mann@bris.ac.uk
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/inorg/mann/webpage.htm
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:
1973-1976 UMIST, BSc (Hons.) Chemistry, 1st Class.
1977-1978 University of Manchester. MSc.
1978-1981 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory,
University of Oxford. D. Phil. .
Supervisor; Prof. R .J. P. Williams FRS.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
University of Bath:
1984-1988 Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry
1988-1990 Reader in Inorganic Chemistry
1990-1998 Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
University of Bristol
1998- Professor of Chemistry
1999- Director, Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry
2009- Principal, Bristol Doctoral Training Centre in Functional
Nanomaterials
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:
1976 Royal Society of Arts Silver Medal, Award. UMIST, 1976.
1981-1984 EPA Junior Research, Fellowship. Keble College, Oxford.
1988 Visiting Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
1993 Corday-Morgan Medal (1991), Royal Society of Chemistry.
1993-1994 Visiting Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
1996- Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry
1996 Vinci of Excellence Trophy, Science for Art Prize, Paris.

1998-2003 Max-Planck Society/Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research
Award for International Cooperation
1998- Member of The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2000 Royal Society of Chemistry Interdisciplinary Award 1999
2001 Barré Lecturer, University of Montreal, Canada.
2002 Dow Distinguished Lecture in Materials Science, Northwestern
Univeristy, USA.
2003 Fellow of the Royal Society, UK
2005 Daniell Lecturer, University College, London
2006 Joseph Chatt Lecture and Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry (2007/08)
2006-2011 Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
2009 Visiting Professor, College de France, Paris.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1990-1993 Inorganic Chemistry, Subcommittee , SERC.
1991-1992 Transition Metals in Biology Subcommittee, SERC.
1992- Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry.
1993-2007 Editorial Advisory Board, Mater. Sci. Eng. C: Biomimetic Materials.
1993- Editorial Advisory Board, Advanced Materials.
1993-99 Editorial Advisory Board, Chemical Communications
1993-1996 Member of Council, Dalton Division, RSC.
1994-2002 Editorial Advisory Board, Curr. Opin. Solid State and Materials Science.
1994- Editorial Advisory Board, Curr. Opin. Colloid and Interface Science.
1996-2004 Editorial Advisory Board, Chemistry of Materials
1996-99 Associate Editor (Materials), Chemical Communications
1997- Editorial Advisory Board, Bioengineering of Materials
1997-2002 Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Structural Biology
1999-2005 Editorial Advisory Board, Crystal Engineering Communications
1999- International Advisory Board, Angewandte Chemie
2000-2002 Editorial Advisory Board, Crystal Growth and Design
2001-2004 Editorial Board, J. Materials Chemistry
2004- Editorial Advisory Board, Small
2004- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Committee, Institute of Materials
2003-2006 Soiree (Summer Science) Committee, Royal Society
2003-2006 URF Fellowships (Physical Sciences) Committee, Royal Society
2003-2007 Royal Society International Travel Grants Committee
2005-2008 Editorial Advisory Board Accounts of Chemical Research
2005-08 RAE Panel E Committee
2006-09 Sectional Committee 3, Royal Society
2010 EPSRC Physical Sciences Panel: Chemistry Theme
2010 Editorial Advisory Board Chemical Science
PUBLICATIONS : 395
H-index: 83
Citations: 22,283
Average citations per paper: 59
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PRESENTATIONS
Invited talks (International conferences): 120
Invited Talks (Colloquia): 147
Scientific Leadership Profile
Professor Mann is distinguished for pioneering research concerned with the chemically
based synthesis, characterization and emergence of complex forms of organized matter.
Specifically, his early work opened up new horizons in the study of biomineralized
nanostructures through detailed structural investigations of diverse systems such as
magnetic nanocrystals in magnetotactic bacteria (Nature 343, 258-261 (1990),
superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in ferritin proteins (Nature 349, 684-687
(1991), and complex calcium carbonate micro-crystals in calcified algae (Nature 356, 516-
518 (1992). This extensive research programme culminated in the development of a new
conceptual framework that integrated notions of molecular recognition, molecular tectonics
and biomimetic materials synthesis [Nature 332, 119-124 (1988), Nature 365, 499-505
(1993), and continues to have wide-ranging international impact. A general book for
students on this new area of science was published in 2001 (Biomineralization: Principles
and Concepts in Bioinorganic Materials Chemistry (2001)).
Mann subsequently pioneered a new research field based on the abstraction of
biomineralization principles for the development of novel approaches in the emerging area
of materials chemistry. Through a series of elegant experiments he showed that the synthesis
and self-assembly of higher-order inorganic-organic nanostructures could be produced using
biomimetic principles such as supramolecular preorganization (Nature 364, 430-433 (1993),
template-directed nucleation (Nature 334, 692-695 (1988), reaction-field morphological
replication (Science 264, 1576-1578 (1994) and nanotectonics (Nature 402, 393-395 (1999).
Specifically, Mann and his research team published several key research papers that
demonstrated that self-assembled biological structures such as protein cages (Science 257,
522-523 (1992), cylindrical virus particles (NanoLetts. 3, 413-417 (2003), helical lipid
microstructures (Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 41, 2988-2991 (2002), and thread-like bacterial
superstructures (Nature 385, 420-423 (1997) could be exploited for the template-directed
nucleation, growth and patterning of inorganic materials.
Prof. Mann’s research is wide-ranging and continually evolving into new frontiers. The
general theme of the work is concerned with the chemical synthesis, characterization and
emergence of complex forms of organized matter. Current research activities include:
biomineralization, biomimetic materials chemistry, nanomagnetics, bioinorganic
nanocomposites, template-directed materials synthesis, porous inorganic-organic
mesostructures, multi-functional self-assembled materials, polymer-mineral composites,
smart colloids and superstructures. In the last few years, Mann has been involved in setting
a new scientific agenda that aims to discover and exploit processes of morphosynthesis in
materials synthesis (Nature 382, 313-318 (1996). Using complex fluids, notably surfactant
and polymer micelles and microemulsions, he has demonstrated that emergent structures
with complex form and hierarchical organization can be spontaneously synthesized by
coupled transformations of hybrid precursor phases in the form of metastable inorganicorganic
nanostructures. The conceptual basis for understanding these novel insights and
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their generic significance in materials-based nanoscience have been recently presented
(Angew. Chemie Int. Ed 42, 2350-2365 (2003), and Mann is currently pursuing these
ground-breaking notions of nanoscale complexity and emergence through various research
programmes, including the relationship of nanoscience and the origin of life (Angew.
Chemie Int. Ed 47, 5306-5320 (2008). Recently, these new ideas in nanoscience have been
placed into an integrative conceptual framework (Nature Materials 8, 781-792 (2009). A
new area of bionanoscience research involving the preparation and properties of the first
known example of a functional solvent-free liquid protein has been recently published and
reported extensively in the media (Nature Chemistry 2, 622-626 (2010).
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In recognition of the pioneering quality and international standing of the above body of
work, Mann was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, UK in 2003. He has obtained
numerous awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry (Corday-Morgan Medal (1993),
RSC Interdisciplinary Award (1999), J. Chatt Award and Medal (2007)), the Royal Society
(Wolfson Research Merit Award (2006), and Max Planck Society (Research Prize for
International Cooperation (1998), and has presented more than 120 and 145 lectures at
international conferences and research colloquia, respectively. Currently, Prof. Mann has
been appointed to the editorial and advisory boards of numerous journals (see CV) and is
currently serving as a member of the advisory boards for Advanced Materials, Angewandte
Chemie and Small. He was appointed Barré Lecturer, University of Montreal, Canada
(2001), Dow Distinguished Lecture in Materials Science, Northwestern Univeristy, USA
(2003) and J. Chatt Lecturer, UK in 2007. He was visiting professor at the Weizmann
Institute of Science, Israel (1988), University of California, Santa Barbara, USA (1993/4)
and College de France, Paris (2009).
Prof Mann has supervised over 55 postgraduate students and 40 postdoctoral research
assistants, 12 of which have taken up permanent academic positions in Universities and
Research Institutes in the UK and abroad. He plays a key leadership role and mentor as
Director of the Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, which currently consists of 5
permanent staff members, 2 technical posts, 5 PDRAs, 13 postgraduate students, 18
undergraduate project students, and 4 overseas visiting professors. He is currently Principal
of the Bristol Doctoral Training Centre in Functional Nanomaterials that was established in
2009 with a grant of £6.5 M from the EPSRC, UK.
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Top 16 papers
Perriman A W, Brogan A P S, Cölfen H, Tsoureas N, Owen G R and Mann S
Reversible Dioxygen Binding in Solvent-free Liquid Myoglobin
Nature Chemistry 2, 622-626 (2010).
Bhabra G, Sood A, Fisher B, Cartwright L, Saunders M, Evans W H, Surprenant A, Lopez-Castejon G, Mann S,
Davis S A, Hails L A, Ingham E, Verkade P, Lane J, Heesom K, Newson R and Case C P.
Nanoparticles can cause DNA Damage across a Cellular Barrier.
Nature Nanotech. 4, 876-883 (2009).
Mann S
Self-assembly and Transformation of Hybrid Nanoscale Objects under Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium
Conditions
Nature Mater. 8, 781-792 (2009).
Mann S
Life as a Nanoscale Phenomenon.
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 47, 5306-5320 (2008).
Li M, Schnablegger H and Mann S.
Coupled Synthesis and Self-assembly of Nanoparticles to give Structures with Controlled
Organization.
Nature 402, 393-395 (1999).
Davis S A, Burkett S L, Mendelson N H and Mann S.
Bacterial Templating of Ordered Macrostructures in Silica and Silica-surfactant Mesophases.
Nature 385, 420-423 (1997).
Walsh D and Mann S.
Fabrication of Hollow Porous Shells of Calcium Carbonate from Self-organizing Media.
Nature 377, 320-323 (1995).
Walsh D W, Hopwood J D and Mann S.
Crystal Tectonics: Construction of Reticulated Calcium Phosphate Frameworks in Bicontinuous
Reverse Microemulsions.
Science 264, 1576-1578 (1994).
Archibald D D and Mann S.
Template Mineralization of Self-assembled Anisotropic Microstructures.
Nature 364, 430-433 (1993).
Mann S.
Molecular Tectonics in Biomineralization and Biomimetic Materials Chemistry.
Nature 365, 499-505 (1993).
Young J R, Didymus J M, Bown P R, Prins B and Mann S.
Crystal Assembly and Phylogenetic Evolution in Heterococcoliths.
Nature 356, 516-518 (1992).
Meldrum F C, Heywood B R, and Mann S.
Magnetoferritin: in vitro Synthesis of a Novel Magnetic Protein.
Science 257, 522-523 (1992).
Meldrum F C, Wade V J, Nimmo D L, Heywood B R and Mann S.
Synthesis of Inorganic Nanophase Materials in Supramolecular Protein Cages.
Nature 349, 684-687 (1991).
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Mann S, Sparks N H C, Frankel R B, Bazylinski D A and Jannasch H W.
Biomineralization of Ferrimagnetic Greigite (Fe3S4) and Pyrite (FeS2) in a Magnetotactic
Bacterium.
Nature 343, 258-261 (1990).
Mann S.
Molecular Recognition in Biomineralization.
Nature 332, 119-124 (1988).
Mann S, Heywood B R, Rajam S and Birchall J D.
Controlled Crystallization of CaCO3 under Stearic Acid Monolayers.
Nature 334, 692-695 (1988).
Recent Publications 2009-2010
Collins A M, Skaer N J V, Gheysens T, Knight D, Bertram C, Roach T, Oreffo R O C, Von-Aulock S,
Baris T, Skinner J and Mann S.
Bone-like resorbable silk-based scaffolds for load-bearing osteoregenerative applications.
Adv. Mater. 21, 75-78 (2009).
Bonell F, Sanchot A, Dujardin, E, Pechou R, Girard C, Li M and Mann S
Processing and Near-field Optical properties of Self-assembled Plasmonic Nanoparticle
Networks.
J. Chem. Phys. 130, 034702-1-6 (2009).
Green D W, Bolland B, Kanczler J, Lanham S, Walsh D, Mann S and Oreffo R O C.
Augmentation of skeletal skeletal tissue formation in impaction bone grafting using vaterite
microsphere biocomposites.
Biomaterials 30, 1918-1927 (2009).
Wang H, Patil A J, Liu K, Petrov S, Mann S, Winnik M A, and Manners I.
Fabrication of Continuous and Segmented Polymer/Metal Oxide Nanowires using Cylindrical
Micelles and Block Co-micelles as Templates.
Adv Mater. 21,1805-1808 (2009).
Babister J C, Hails L A, Oreffo R O C, Davis S A and Mann S
The Effect of Pre-Coating Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells with Hydroxyapatite/Amino Acid
Nanoconjugates on Osteogenesis
Biomaterials 30, 3174-3182 (2009).
Bromley K M, Perriman A W, Patil A J and Mann S.
Membrane stabilization and transformation in organoclay/vesicle hybrid constructs
Soft Matter 5, 2183-2187 (2009).
Vickery J L, Patil A J and Mann S.
Fabrication of Graphene-Polymer Nanocomposites with Higher-Order Three-Dimensional
Architectures.
Adv. Mater. 21, 2180-2184 (2009)
Liu S, Yu J and Mann S
Synergetic Co-doping in Fluorinated Ti1-xZrxO2 Hollow Microspheres
J. Phys. Chem. C, 113, 10712-10717 (2009).
Collins A M. Olof S N, Mitchels J and Mann S
Facile Preparation and Processing of Aqueous Dispersions of Tris-(8-Hydroxyquinoline) Aluminium
(III) Photo-Luminescent Nanoparticles.
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J. Mater Chem. 19, 3950-3954 (2009).
Vickery J L, Thachepan S, Patil A J and Mann S
Immobilisation and Encapsulation of Functional Protein-Inorganic Constructs.
Mol Biosyst. 5, 744-749 (2009).
Turyanska L, Elfurawi U, Li M, Fay M W, Thomas N R, Mann S and Patanè A.
Tailoring the Physical Properties of Thiol-capped PbS Quantum Dots by Thermal Annealing.
Nanotechnology 20, 315604 (pp. 1-5).
Cai W, Yu J and Mann S.
Template-Free Hydrothermal Fabrication of Hierarchically Organized� �-AlOOH Hollow
Microspheres
Microporous Mesoporous Materials. 122, 42-47 (2009).
Huang J, Wang W, Lin L, Li Q, Lin W, Li M and Mann S.
A General Strategy for the Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles by Traditional Chinese Medicines.
Chemistry- Asian Journal 4, 1050-1054 (2009).
Zhang l. Patil A J, Li L, Schierhorn A, Mann S, Gösele U and Knez M.
Chemical Infiltration during Atomic Layer Deposition: Metallization of Porphyrins as Model
Substrates.
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed.48, 4982-4985 (2009).
Perriman A W, Cölfen H, Hughes R W, Barrie C L and Mann S.
Protein Melts and Protein Liquid Crystals in Solvent-free Media.
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 48, 6247-6250 (2009).
Patil A J, Vickery J L, Scott T B and Mann S.
Aqueous stabilization and self-assembly of graphene sheets into layered bio-nanocomposites
using DNA.
Adv. Mater. 21, 3159-3164 (2009).
Liu S, Yu J and Mann S
Urea-mediated Self-transformation Fabrication and Enhanced Photoacatalytic Activity of Hollow
TiO2 Microspheres and Chains.
Nanotechnology 20, 325606 (pp.1-7).
Mann S
Self-assembly and Transformation of Hybrid Nanoscale Objects under Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium
Conditions
Nature Mater. 8, 781-792 (2009).
Turyanska L, Bradshaw T D, Sharpe J, Patanè A, Thomas N R, Li M, and Mann S.
The Biocompatibility of Apo-ferritin-encapsulated PbS Quantum Dots.
Small 5, 1738-1741 (2009).
Khan F, Walsh D, Patil A J, Perriman A W and Mann S.
Self-organized Structural Hierarchy in Mixed Polysaccharide Sponges
Soft Matter, 5, 3081- 3085 (2009).
Li M, Oakley R, Bevan H, Smarsly B, Mann S, and Faul C.
Nucleotide-based Templates for Nanoparticle Production: Exploiting Multiple Noncovalent
Interactions
Chem. Mater. 21, 3270-3274(2009).
Collins A M, Rhinow D, Hampp N and Mann S
Structure and Properties of Silicified Purple Membrane Thin Films
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Biomacromolecules10, 2767-2771 (2009).
Suwanchawalit C, Patil A J, Kumar R K, Wongnawa S and Mann S
Fabrication of Ice-templated Macroporous TiO2-chitosan Scaffolds for Photocatalytic
Applications
J. Mater. Chem 19, 847-8483 (2009).
Bhabra G, Sood A, Fisher B, Cartwright L, Saunders M, Evans W H, Surprenant A, Lopez-Castejon G,
Mann S, Davis S A, Hails L A, Ingham E, Verkade P, Lane J, Heesom K, Newson R and Case C P.
Nanoparticles Can Cause DNA Damage Across a Cellular Barrier.
Nature Nanotech. 4, 876-883 (2009).
Guli M, Lambert E M, Li M and Mann S
Template-directed Synthesis of Nanoplasmonic Arrays by Intracrystalline Metallization of Crosslinked
Lysozyme Crystals
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 49, 520-523 (2010).
Lambert E M, Viravaidya C, Li M and Mann S
Microemulsion-mediated Self-assembly and Silicification of Mesostructured Ferritin
Nanocrystals.
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 49, 4100-4103 (2010).
Liu Z, Li M, Turyanska L, Patane A, Wu W and Mann S
Self-assembly of Electrically Conducting Biopolymer Thin Films by Cellulose Regeneration in
Gold Nanoparticle Aqueous Dispersions
Chem. Mater. 22, 2675-2680 (2010).
Yang H, Tang A, Ouyang J, Li M and Mann S
From Natural Attapulgite to Mesoporous Materials: Methodology, Characterization and
Structural Evolution
J. Phys. Chem B, 114, 2390-2398 (2010).
Yu J, Xiang Q, Rang J, Mann S.
One-Step Hydrothermal Fabrication and Photocatalytic Activity of Surface-Fluorinated TiO2
Hollow Microspheres and Tabular Anatase Single Micro-crystals with High-Energy Facets.
CrystEng Commun. 12, 872- 879 (2010)
Bilgainya R, Khan F and Mann S.
Spontaneous Patterning and Nanoparticle Encapsulation in Patterned Carboxymethylcellulose
/Alginate / Dextran Hydrogels and Sponges.
Mater. Sci Engineer, C 30, 352-356 (2010).
Perriman A W, Williams D S, Jackson A J, Grillo I, Koomullil J M, Ghasparian A, Robinson J A and Mann S.
Synthetic Virus-like Particles and Hybrid Constructs based on Lipopeptide Self-assembly
Small 6, 1191-1196 (2010).
Schnepp Z, Wimbush S C, Mann S and Hall S R.
Alginate-mediated Routes to the Selective Synthesis of Complex Oxide Nanostructures.
CrystEngComm. 12, 1410-1415 (2010).
Schnepp Z, Mitchels J, Mann S and Hall S R
Biopolymer-mediated Synthesis of Anisotropic Piezoelectric Nanorods
Chem. Commun. 46, 4887-4889 (2010).
Perriman A W, Brogan A P S, Cölfen H, Tsoureas N, Owen G R and Mann S
Reversible Dioxygen Binding in Solvent-free Liquid Myoglobin
Nature Chemistry 2, 622-626 (2010).
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Koga S and Mann S,
Mesostructured Silica Hybrids from Liquid Polyelectrolye-Surfactant-Aminosilanol Complexes
J. Mater. Chem. 20, 5736-5741 (2010).
Hails L A, Babister J C, Inglis S, Davis S A, Oreffo R O C and Mann S.
Inhibition of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticle-Induced Osteogenic Activity in Skeletal Cells by
Adsorption of Serum Proteins.
Small 6, 1986-191 (2010).
Thachepan S and Mann S
Mesoscale Crystallization of Calcium Phosphate Nanostructures in Protein (Casein) Micelles.
Nanoscale 2, 2400-2405 (2010).
Collins A M, Mann S and Hall S R
Formation of Cobalt-Prussian Blue Nanoparticles in a Biopolymer Matrix..
Nanoscale 2, 2370-2372 (2010).
Books
Companies
Biomineralization: Principles and Concepts in Bioinorganic Materials Chemistry.
Oxford Chemistry Masters. September 2001, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850882-4
Biomimetic Materials Chemistry.
Editor; S Mann. 1996, VCH Publishers, New York.
Biomineralization: Chemical and Biochemical Perspectives.
Editors; S Mann, J Webb and R J P Williams. July 1989, VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, FRG.
Prof Mann was co-founder (with Prof. R. B. Frankel) of the company, Protein Magnetics (1993). Patent rights
associated with the company were transferred to Nanomagnetics in 2001.
Media Coverage 2009-2010
Researchers Form First Liquid Protein. Chemistry World. July 20 th , 2009.
Protein Fondue, Nature, 460, 554 (2009).
Liquid Proteins: Molten Marvels, Nature Chemistry online 31 July 2009.
First Liquid protein, Chemical and Engineering News, 87, 46 (2009).
Liquid protein, The Engineer Online, 24 July 2009.
British Scientists Make Liquid Protein, TCE Today, online 27 th July 2009.
Bristol Chemists Make Liquid Protein, University of Bristol website, 23 July 2009. (Also: at Physorg.com, 23 July
2009).
New Liquid Protein Tech Could Improve Drug Delivery. In-Pharma Technologist.com. 28 th July 2009.
Technology Development as an Evolutionary Process, Prof D. Kell BBSRC Blog, September 1 st 2009.
Nanoparticles can cause DNA damage across a cellular barrier. Nature Nanotechnology, November 2009,
including major news coverage (week of Nov 5) in ABC News, MSNBC/NBC and BBC News
Damaging DNA from a Distance. P. Myllynen, Nature Nanotechn. 4, 795-796 (2009).
Blood-like Liquid Protein Formed. Chemistry World. 7, 28 (2010). (web: June 6 th , 2010).
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Scientists Make Water-free Liquid from Blood Protein. University of Bristol website, 6 June 2010.
Liquid Myoglobin Keeps Oxygen-binding Ability, TCE Today, online 11 th June 2010.
Protein Melts: A New Phase for Protein Chemistry. D. S. Clark, Nature Chemistry, 2, 607-608 (2010).
Quick-Grow Bone Kit. Carol Stanier, Materials Matters, VCH-Wilet, 20 th September 2010.
Current Grants 2009-2010
EPSRC. £424,533. PDRA x2, 4 years. Self-Assembled Inorganic-Based Materials and Nanostructures.
EPSRC £380,000. Project Studentship, £138,274. Cell Modification in 3D: A New Paradigm in the Creation of
Living Cell Biomaterial Composites.
BBSRC/GSK Industrial CASE Studentship. £65,000. Regenerative Enamel.
NEXIA (BNFL). EPSRC Studentship. £65,000. Zirconium Molybdate Crystal Growth and Physical
Properties.
UNILEVER Research. £28,620. Postgraduate studentship. Synthetic orgaioclays.
EPSRC. PDRA 3 years. £351,124. Bio-Functional Mesolamellar Nanocomposites Based on Intercalated
Bacteriorhodopsin Arrays.
EPSRC. PDRA 3 years. £384,339. Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticle Chains for Nanoplasmonics.
EPSRC (with Dr T. McMaster and Prof M. Miles, Bristol). £6,400,000. 5 years.
Doctoral Training Centre in Functional Nanomaterials.
UNILEVER Research. £30,000. Postgraduate studentship. Bioinspired lipocolloid assembly: low density
lipoprotein/cholesterol aggregates.
EPSRC EP/H048405/1. PDRA 3 years. £349,771.
Molten Proteins: synthesis and design of novel biomolecule-based liquid nanomaterials and their
application in bionanochemistr.
St GOBAIN RECHERCE, Paris, PhD Studentship. £86,249.
Nucleation and growth of gypsum on cellulose fibres: optimaization of interfacial assembly and adhesion.
EPSRC/GSK Industrial CASE Studentship. £66,838
Remineralization of dental hard tissues.
European Research Council, Advanced Grant. 2,168,862 euros.
New Frontiers in Protein-based Nanomaterials.
International lectures 2009-2010
Plenary Lecture. 1 st International Conference on Multifunctional Hybrid Materials. Tours, France. March
2009. Synthesis and Emergence of Complex Hybrid Nanomaterials.
Invited Lecture. 44 th Burgenstick Conference, Brunnen, Switzerland. May 2009. Life as a Nanoscale
Phenomenon.
Plenary Lecture. 44 th Meeting of the German Colloid Society. September 2009. Synthesis, Emergence and
New Properties of Hybrid Nanoscale Objects.
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NanoSWEC Workshop on Bioinspired Nanosystems and Nanomaterials, University of Bordeaux, November 2009.
Self-assembly and Transformation of Hybrid Nano-objects under Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium
Conditions.
College de France, Paris, October 2009.
(a) Self-assembly and Transformation of Hybrid Nano-objects and Nanostructures.
(b) Biominerals: Types and Functions.
(c) General Principles and Chemical Control of Biominaralization
(d) Matrix-mediated Biomineralization
(e) Morphogenesis and Biomineral Tectonics
Plenary Lecture. EMRS Spring Conference Strasbourg, France, June 2010
Synthetic Construction and Transformation of Hybrid Nanoscale Objects and Nanostructures
Plenary Lecture. Nanoscience Symposium, University of Bristol, September 2010.
Synthesis, Emergence and New Properties of Nanoscale Objects
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