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TitleRobson, Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society
Date21 April 2022
DescriptionCertificate endorsing election of Richard Robson as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton.
CitationRobson is distinguished as the founder of the prolific field now known as metal organic frameworks (MOFs). On the basis of demonstrative, trailblazing experiments in the late 80’s and early 90’s he proposed that, given the boundless range of connecting ligands that could realistically be constructed and given the rich geometrical and electronic diversity of metallic elements, coordination polymers could afford an essentially limitless range of solids with predetermined structures. Legions of researchers have subsequently generated and studied thousands of coordination polymers (some under the pseudonym MOFs). Such tailor-made structures promise useful applications, providing controllable, tunable properties in areas such as gas sorption, heterogeneous catalysis and cooperative electronic interactions.
Extent4p
FormatComputer printout
PhysicalDescriptionA4 papers
AccessStatusClosed
AccessConditionsElection certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed.
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