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Geoffrey Alan Ozin
Geoffrey Alan Ozin
Born	London
Alma mater	King's College London B.Sc. (1965); Oriel College, Oxford D.Phil. (1967)
Known for	Father of NanoChemistry
Awards	Meldola Medal and Prize (1972); Rutherford Memorial Medal (1982); Albert Einstein World Award of Science (2011)
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Toronto
Thesis	The application of vibrational spectroscopy to some stereochemical problems (1967)
Doctoral advisor	Ian R. Beattie

Geoffrey Alan Stuart Ozin FRSC is a British chemist, currently Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Materials Chemistry and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Toronto.^[1] Ozin is the recipient of numerous awards for his research on nanomaterials, including the Meldola Medal and Prize in 1972 and the Rutherford Memorial Medal in 1982. He won the Albert Einstein World Award of Science in 2011, the Royal Society of Chemistry's Centenary Prize in 2015, and the Humboldt Prize in 2005 and 2019.^[2] He has co-founded three university spin-off companies: Torrovap in 1985, which manufactures metal vapor synthesis scientific instrumentation; Opalux in 2006, which develops tunable photonic crystals; and Solistra in 2019, which develops photocatalysts and photoreactors for hydrogen production from carbon dioxide and methane.^[3]

^ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2012-11-29). "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
^ "September 14, 2011 – Geoffrey Ozin wins the Albert Einstein World Award of Science". University of Toronto. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
^ Wang, Wendong. "Geoffrey A. Ozin | The GAO Materials Chemistry Research Group". Retrieved 2021-05-31.

[1] Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2012-11-29). "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

[2] "September 14, 2011 – Geoffrey Ozin wins the Albert Einstein World Award of Science". University of Toronto. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

[3] Wang, Wendong. "Geoffrey A. Ozin | The GAO Materials Chemistry Research Group". Retrieved 2021-05-31.

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