department of physics. In 1996, he was appointed director of the Center for
Nanoscale Science and Technology. In 2002, he was named University Professor. He
is currently Director of the Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory.
Smalley is active in the public debate on the future of energy, research, funding, and nanotechnology.
Honors and Awards
- Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1990
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1991
- Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, 1991
- International Prize for New Materials, 1992
- E.O. Lawrence Award, U.S. Department of Energy, 1992
- Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry, 1992
- William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society, 1993
- John Scott Award, City of Philadelphia, 1993
- Europhysics Prize, 1994
- Harrison Howe Award, 1994
- Madison Marshall Award, 1995
- Franklin Medal, 1996
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1996
- Distinguished Public Service Medal, U.S. Department of the Navy, 1997
- Glenn T. Seaborg Medal, 2002
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Small Times Magazine, 2003
Sources
http://smalley.rice.edu/smalley.cfm?doc_id=5120
http://almaz.com/nobel/chemistry/1996c.html
http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/smalley.html
http://www.businessweek.com/1998/35/b3593018.htm
http://www.esi-topics.com/nano/interviews/Richard-Smalley.html
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/8148/8148counterpoint.html
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