EDITORIAL pubs.acs.org/Langmuir
2010 ACS Langmuir Lecturer
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e highlight 2010 Langmuir lecturer Richard M. Lambert and fellow authors Georgios Kyriakou and Simon K. Beaumont, whose cover art is featured and whose article (“Aspects of Heterogeneous Enantioselective Catalysis by Metals”) appears in this issue.
Richard Lambert, ACS Langmuir Lecturer 2010 Richard Lambert received both his Bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. in chemistry from Oxford University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley. He then moved to the Chemistry Department, Cambridge University, where his research interests involved the application of a broad range of laboratory-based and synchrotron radiation techniques encompassing a variety of both fundamental and applied problems in which the common themes are (i) the structure and reactivity of solid surfaces investigated under conditions ranging from ultrahigh vacuum to liquids at high pressure and (ii) the synthesis of new types of functional materials aimed at a range of technical applications. He is now Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Cambridge University and a Life Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge. In September 2010, he moved his entire research laboratory to the University of Seville, Spain, where research continues on the development of new heterogeneously catalyzed routes relevant to organic synthesis, photonic systems, microfluidic devices, and energy-related applications of catalysis, including fuel cells. He has published nearly 400 papers and review articles covering these various fields and continues as an editor of the journal Surface Science.
Georgios Kyriakou received his Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Hull and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Professor Richard Lambert. He then continued as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Cambridge working in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, surface science, solid-state sensors, and extreme ultraviolet lithography. He is now a research assistant professor at Tufts University. His current research is aimed at understanding surface phenomena with respect to heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis, chemoselective hydrogenations, and self-assembled systems.
Simon K. Beaumont grew up in Warwickshire (U.K.) before attending Cambridge University to study for both his undergraduate degree (BA/MSci) and then his Ph.D. in chemistry. During his Ph.D. under the direction of Prof. R. M. Lambert, he explored the application of nanoparticle catalysts to synthetic organic transformations, including heterogeneous enantioselective catalysis. He has now moved to the US to take up a post as a postdoctoral research scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. Published: August 09, 2011 r 2011 American Chemical Society
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dx.doi.org/10.1021/la202443u | Langmuir 2011, 27, 9655–9655
