Tilden Prize 2011 Winner
University of Manchester
Award for his major contributions to the synthesis, analysis and physics of magnetic clusters, rings and assemblies.
About the Winner
Richard Winpenny obtained both his degrees from Imperial College, London; his PhD studies with Prof David Goodgame involved synthesis of coordination polymers.
After a rewarding period at Texas A&M University, working as a Robert A Welch fellow with Prof John Fackler, Jr, he moved to a lectureship at the University of Edinburgh.
In 2000, after ten years in the frozen wastes of Northern Britain, he was appointed to the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Manchester. He is also currently the Director of the Photon Science Institute at Manchester, and holds a Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award for his work in molecular magnetism.
His research involves the synthesis and study of polymetallic paramagnetic compounds, looking for new physics and possible applications in areas such as quantum information processing and storage, and in low temperature magnetic cooling.
Related Links
University of Manchester, School of Chemistry
Richard Winpenny's Homepage
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