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It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the recent passing of Nobel Laureate Prof. Alan MacDiarmid who died on 7th February 2007.
Alan MacDiarmid, co-discoverer of the field of conducting polymers, more commonly known as "synthetic metals," was the chemist responsible in 1977 for the chemical and electrochemical doping of polyacetylene, (CH)x, the "prototype" conducting polymer, and the "rediscovery" of polyaniline, now the foremost industrial conducting polymer.
In June 2006, Prof. MacDiarmid delivered the plenary lecture at the AIC’s Energy and Materials Workshop in DCU entitled ‘New materials for energy harvesting and storage’.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.
Click here to go to Prof. MacDiarmids Biography
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