Martyn Poliakoff

Sir

Martyn Poliakoff

CBE FRS CChem FREng FRSC FIChemE
Sir; Martyn Poliakoff; CBE FRS CChem FREng FRSC FIChemE
	Poliakoff during the filming of a Periodic Videos video
Born	16 December 1947; London, England
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge (BA, PhD)
Known for	Periodic Videos
Spouse	Janet Frances Keene (m. 1969)
Children	2
Parents	Alexander Poliakoff (father); Ina Montagu (mother);
Relatives	Stephen Poliakoff (brother); Joseph Poliakoff (grandfather);
Awards	Meldola Medal and Prize (1976); FRSC (2002); FRS (2002); FIChemE (2004); CChem; CBE (2008); Knight Bachelor (2015); FREng (2017); Longstaff Prize (2019); Michael Faraday Prize (2019);
	Scientific career
Institutions	Newcastle University; University of Nottingham;
Thesis	The matrix isolation of large molecules. The photochemistry of transition metal carbonyls (1973)
Doctoral advisor	J. J. Turner
Doctoral students	Andrew Ian Cooper
Website	nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/people/martyn.poliakoff

Martyn Poliakoff CBE CChem FRS FREng FRSC FIChemE (born 16 December 1947) is a British chemist, working on fundamental chemistry, and on developing environmentally acceptable processes and materials. The core themes of his work are supercritical fluids, infrared spectroscopy and lasers. He is a research professor in chemistry at the University of Nottingham. As well as carrying out research at the University of Nottingham, he is a lecturer, teaching a number of modules including green chemistry.

He is the main presenter for the YouTube channel Periodic Videos.

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