Paolo Samorì

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Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 56, Issue 49 p. 15498-15498 Author ProfileFree Access Paolo Samorì First published: 17 August 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201707626Citations: 4AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract “My science “hero” is Richard Feynman. The most important thing I learned from my students is innocent curiosity ...” This and more about Paolo Samorì can be found on page 15498. Paolo Samorì The author presented on this page has recently published his 10th article in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years: “Ultrafast Delamination of Graphite into High-Quality Graphene Using Alternating Currents”: S. Yang et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 6669; Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 6770. The work of P. Samorì has been featured on the cover of Angewandte Chemie: “Dynamers at the Solid–Liquid Interface: Controlling the Reversible Assembly/Reassembly Process between Two Highly Ordered Supramolecular Guanine Motifs”: A. Ciesielski, S. Lena, S. Masiero, G. P. Spada, P. Samorì, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 1963; Angew. Chem. 2010, 122, 2007. Date of birth: May 3, 1971 Position: Distinguished Professor, Université de Strasbourg, and Director, Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS), Strasbourg E-mail: samori@unistra.fr Homepage: www.nanochemistry.fr ORCID: 0000-0001-6256-8281 Education: 1995 Laurea, University of Bologna 2000 PhD, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Awards: 2010 Junior member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF); 2011 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry; 2012 CNRS Silver Medal; 2014 Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences; 2014 Member of the Academia Europaea; 2017 Grignard–Wittig Lecture (GDCh); 2017 Catalan–Sabatier Prize (RSEQ) Current research interests: Multifunctional nanomaterials for electronics, energy, and sensing applications; two-dimensional materials; organic electronics; supramolecular chemistry; nanoscience Hobbies: Nature, fishing, hunting My science “hero” is Richard Feynman. The most important thing I learned from my students is innocent curiosity. The secret of being a successful scientist is openness, passion, and perseverance: never give up! If I had one year of paid leave I would make a world tour with my family. The principal aspect of my personality is that I am always willing to learn from anyone I meet. My favorite musician is David Bowie. The biggest challenge facing scientists is finding a solution to energy and environmental problems. Looking back over my career, I am happy to be a chemist! My favorite drink is red wine – spicy and berry-flavored (Grenache and/or Syrah). If I were a car I would be a red Ferrari (with paint based on a diketopyrrolopyrrole dye). My biggest inspiration is Nature – any living matter around me. I advise my students to keep their eyes fully open when they are doing an experiment to catch any unexpected behavior or result. My 5 top papers: 1“Cooperative light-induced molecular movements of highly ordered azobenzene SAMs”: G. Pace, V. Ferri, C. Grave, M. Elbing, M. Zharnikov, M. Mayor, M. A. Rampi, P. Samorì, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2007, 104, 9937. (Photochemical switching can occur over entire molecular 2D crystalline domains.) 2“Molecular Tectonics on Surfaces: Bottom-Up Fabrication of 1D Coordination Networks that Form 1D and 2D Arrays on Graphite”: M. Surin, P. Samorì, A. Jouaiti, N. Kyritsakas, M. W. Hosseini, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 245; Angew. Chem. 2007, 119, 249. (Nanopatterning of 1D or 2D multifunctional arrays on surfaces with sub-nanometer precision.) 3“Self-assembly of an Amphiphilic π-Conjugated Dyad into Fibers: Ultrafast and Ultrasensitive Humidity Sensor”: M. A. Squillaci, L. Ferlauto, Y. Zagranyarski, S. Milita, K. Müllen, P. Samorì, Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 3170. (The self-assembly of electroactive π–π stacked fibrillar structures can be triggered by irradiation with visible light.) 4“Light-enhanced liquid-phase exfoliation and photoswitching current in graphene–azobenzene composites”: M. Döbbelin et al., Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 11090. (Reversible photomodulated current was observed in two-terminal devices based on these composites.) 5“Flexible non-volatile optical memory thin-film transistor device with over 256 distinct levels based on an organic bicomponent blend”: T. Leydecker, M. Herder, E. Pavlica, G. Bratina, S. Hecht, E. Orgiu, P. Samorì, Nat. Nanotech 2016, 11, 769. (A blend of a reference polymer semiconductor and a photochromic diarylethene that can be switched with ultraviolet and green light irradiation.) Citing Literature Volume56, Issue49December 4, 2017Pages 15498-15498 ReferencesRelatedInformation