Raymond Schaak

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Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 57, Issue 12 p. 3002-3002 Author ProfileFree Access Raymond Schaak First published: 24 November 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201711024Citations: 2AboutSectionsPDF 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 “The downside of my job is having to sometimes be the bearer of bad news. My favorite food is anything I can cook on a grill, especially salmon ...” This and more about Raymond Schaak can be found on page 3002. Raymond Schaak The author presented on this page has published more than 10 articles in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years, most recently: “Size and Interface Modulated Metal–Insulator Transition in Solution-Synthesized Nanoscale VO2–TiO2–VO2 Heterostructures”: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15348; Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 15550. The work of R. E. Schaak has been featured on the cover of Angewandte Chemie: “Sequential Anion and Cation Exchange Reactions for Complete Material Transformations of Nanoparticles with Morphological Retention”: J. M. Hodges, K. Kletetschka, J. L. Fenton, C. G. Read, R. E. Schaak, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 8669; Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 8793. Date of birth: October 12, 1975 Position: DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Penn State University E-mail: res20@psu.edu Homepage: http://chem.psu.edu/directory/res20 ORCID: 0000-0002-7468-8181 Education: 1998 BS, Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania 2001 PhD supervised by Thomas Mallouk, Penn State University 2001–2003 Postdoc with Robert Cava, Princeton University Awards: 2006 Beckman Young Investigator Award; 2006 DuPont Young Professor; 2007 Sloan Research Fellow; 2007 Camille Dreyfus Teacher–Scholar Award; 2011 National Fresenius Award; 2016 Inorganic Nanoscience Award, ACS Current research interests: Synthetic inorganic nanochemistry; retrosynthetic design of solid-state materials; nanoparticle synthesis; chemical reactions of nanoparticles; nanoparticle formation pathways; new materials discovery; earth-abundant catalytic materials for energy applications Hobbies: Photography, painting, music, road trips The downside of my job is having to sometimes be the bearer of bad news. My favorite food is anything I can cook on a grill, especially salmon. My favorite quote is “fortune favors the prepared mind” (Pasteur). The biggest problem that scientists face is communicating the excitement, importance, and implications of fundamental research to many different audiences. What I look for first in a publication is the key result(s)—what is new in it that advances the field. The most important thing I learned from my parents is the value of balance and priorities in life: work hard, but also make time for family, friends, hobbies, and rest. My favorite place on earth is a place (not to be named!) where I can escape without access to internet or a phone for a few days. I chose chemistry as a career because I liked doing experiments, using math to solve problems, and piecing together different concepts in creative ways. In high school, chemistry “clicked” as a career where I could integrate these interests. My not-so-secret passion is macro photography. I like taking pictures of the small things in the world around us that we wouldn't normally see. If I were not a scientist, I would be a graphic designer, a photographer, or an architect. I lose track of time when I am doing something creative, like photography, art, or brainstorming. My 5 top papers: 1“Metallurgy in a Beaker: Nanoparticle Toolkit for the Rapid Low-Temperature Solution Synthesis of Functional Multimetallic Solid State Materials”: R. E. Schaak et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 3506. (Defined our approach to using nanoparticles as reagents for low-temperature solid-state reactions.) 2“Orthogonal Reactivity of Metal and Multimetal Nanostructures for Selective, Stepwise, and Spatially-Controlled Solid State Modification”: B. M. Leonard, M. E. Anderson, K. D. Oyler, T. H. Phan, R. E. Schaak, ACS Nano 2009, 3, 940. (Our vision for applying molecule-inspired orthogonal reactivity to nanoparticles.) 3“A total-synthesis framework for the construction of high-order colloidal hybrid nanoparticles”: M. R. Buck, J. F. Bondi, R. E. Schaak, Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 37. (Applies concepts from natural-product synthesis to complex multicomponent nanoparticles.) 4“Nanostructured Nickel Phosphide as an Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”: E. J. Popczun, J. R. McKone, C. G. Read, A. J. Biacchi, A. M. Wiltrout, N. S. Lewis, R. E. Schaak, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 9267. (Transition-metal phosphides were introduced as a viable family of earth-abundant HER catalysts.) 5“Structure-Selective Cation Exchange in the Synthesis of Zincblende MnS and CoS Nanocrystals”: J. L. Fenton, R. E. Schaak, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 6464; Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 6564. (Multiple distinct crystal structures can be retained during nanocrystal cation exchange.) 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