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Sir Martyn Poliakoff, CBE, 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.
Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff CBE FRS FREng studied at King's College, Cambridge, B.A (1969) and Ph.D. (1973) under the supervision of J. J. Turner FRS on the Matrix Isolation of Large Molecules. In 1972, he was appointed Research/Senior Research Officer in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Join Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff for a whirlwind tour of the periodic table, elements that have played an important role in his scientific career and have led him to champion greener...
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- The Royal Society
Learn about Professor Poliakoff's expertise in green chemistry, clean chemical processing and supercritical fluids. He also contributes to The Periodic Table of Videos, a popular online series.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Martyn Poliakoff, a global leader in green chemistry and supercritical fluids. He is a Research Professor at the University of Nottingham, a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and a popular science communicator on YouTube.
Learn about Sir Martyn Poliakoff, a professor of chemistry at the University of Nottingham and a pioneer of supercritical fluids. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a public engagement champion for chemical sciences.
Jan 10, 2019 · Learn about the life and work of Sir Martyn Poliakoff, a chemist who made a YouTube video for every element in the periodic table. Discover how he became involved in the project, his favourite element, and his role models in chemistry.
