Philip Power 3744688 186807009 2008-01-25T13:40:01Z DJBullfish 1386421 rm image due to copyright status. '''Philip P. Power''' FRS, is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the [[University of California, Davis]]. ==Education== Philip Power obtained a B.A. from University of Dublin in 1974 and a Ph.D. from [[University of Sussex]] in 1977 (under M.F. Lappert). He gained a Postdoctoral Fellowship at [[Stanford University]] (1978-1980) (under [[Richard H. Holm|R.H. Holm]]). In 1981 he was appointed to the faculty of UC Davis. As of 2007 he remains at UC Davis. ==Awards== [[Alexander von Humboldt]] Award, 1992 <br /> Faculty Research Lecturer, University of Iowa, 1993 <br /> Distinguished Visiting Professor, [[University of Auckland]], New Zealand, 1993 <br /> Reilly Lectureship, [[University of Notre Dame]], 1995 <br /> Werner Lectureship, [[Trinity College Dublin]], 1996 <br /> Membership of Editorial Advisory Board of 14 journals including Organometallics, Inorganic Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Heteroatom Chemistry, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Polyhedron, Chemistry <br /> [[Mond Medal]] [[Royal Society of Chemistry]], 2004 <br /> Associate Editor Inorganic Chemistry, 2004 <br /> Sloan Foundation Fellow, 1985-1989 <br /> F. A. Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 2005 <br /> Elected Fellow of the [[Royal Society]], 2005 <br /> ==Research Interests== The synthesis, structure, and physical and chemical properties of inorganic and [[organometallic]] compounds. Low coordinate main group and transition metal complexes and multiply bonded compounds of the heavier main group and [[transition metal]] elements. Stable Free Radicals and stable Bi-radicaloids. The synthesis of clusters of [[silicon]], [[germanium]], and [[tin]]. The development of new sterically crowded [[ligand]]s to stabilize unusual geometry and bonding. ==External links== * [http://www-chem.ucdavis.edu/people/power.shtml UC Davis page] [[Category:Living people|Power, Philip]] [[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society|Power, Philip]] [[Category:Chemists|Power, Philip]]