Person Stoddart; James Fraser (1942 - 2024); Sir; chemist Stoddart James Fraser chemist 1942 - 2024 British Male Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 24/05/1942 19420524 Melbourne, Australia 30/12/2024 20241230

Chemist Physical chemistry Inorganic chemistry Physical organic chemistry Organic chemistry Chemistry Nanoscience Education: Local village school in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland; Melville College, Edinburgh; University of Edinburgh BSc 1964; PhD 1966; DSc (1980) Career: National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen’s University, Ontario (1967); Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Research Fellow, University of Sheffield (1970); Science Research Council Senior Visiting Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (1978); ICI Corporate Laboratory, Runcorn, England (1978); returned to Sheffield and promoted to Readership (1982); Chair of Organic Chemistry, University of Birmingham (1990); Head of the School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham (1993–97); aul Winstein Professor of Chemistry, UCLA (1997); Acting Co-Director of the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) (2002); Fred Kavli Professor of Nanosystems Science, UCLA (2003); established the Mechanostereochemistry Group (2008); Director of the Center for the Chemistry of Integrated Systems (CCIS), Northwestern University (2010); introduced a skincare brand called Noble Panacea (2019); co-founded H2MOF, a start-up dedicated to solving challenges associated with hydrogen storage and transportation (2021); Chair Professor of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong (2023). Medals and prizes: Nagoya Gold Medal in Organic Chemistry 2004 King Faisal Prize 2007 Albert Einstein World Award of Science 2007 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology 2007 Arthur C. Cope Award 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 Honours: Kt 2007 (New Years Honours List) for services to chemistry and molecular nanotechnology Memberships: FRSE 2008 National Academy of Sciences 2014 Fellow of The National Academy of Inventors 2019 Parents: Tom and Jean Stoddart. Spouse: (m. 1968) Norma Stoddart (d. 2004) Children: 2 Developed techniques to synthesise molecules that are connected via mechanical means. His pioneering work on the design and manufacture of an entirely new class of chemical compounds has great potential in the field of nanoscale engineering. Among the structures Fraser found a way to synthesise more efficiently are molecular rings that interlock with each other or else are threaded along an axis. Mechanical devices such as these can be used in the construction of switches, sensors and motors that are smaller than a human cell, leaving considerable scope for medical applications. Medals and prizes: Davy Medal 2008 for his contributions in molecular technology. His work bridges the gap between chemistry and the scientific and engineering challenges of nanoelectromechanical systems Fellow 10/03/1994 51 The Royal Society Fellows Directory, Sir Fraser Stoddart FRS, [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/fraser-stoddart-12357/; last accessed: 16/04/2025] The Nobel Prize, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart Facts, [URL: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2016/stoddart/facts/; last accessed: 16/04/2025] The University of Edinburgh, Tribute to alumnus and Nobel winner Sir Fraser Stoddart, [URL: https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/tribute-to-alumnus-and-nobel-winner-sir-fraser-stoddart; last accessed: 16/04/2025] Northwestern Now,Sir Fraser Stoddart is awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Megan Fellman, 5 October 2016, [URL: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2016/10/fraser-stoddart-awarded-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/; last accessed: 16/04/2025] International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Stoddart%2C+J+Fraser RCN 28464 RCN R78883 24 May 1942 - The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 16/04/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA4112 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 15/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes f3fd6f08-ec86-4111-b83f-875e4a232296