Chad Mirkin

American chemist and university teacher (born 1963)
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Chad Mirkin
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Chad Mirkin

Summary

Chad Mirkin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Phoenix[2]. He was born on +1963-11-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a chemist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Chad Mirkin's place of birth was Phoenix[2].
  • Chad Mirkin was born on +1963-11-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Chad Mirkin held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Chad Mirkin's professions included chemist[4].
  • Chad Mirkin's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Chad Mirkin's field of work was chemistry[8].
  • Chad Mirkin was employed by Northwestern University[9].
  • Chad Mirkin received the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[10].
  • Chad Mirkin received the Lemelson–MIT Prize[11].
  • Chad Mirkin received the Centenary Prize[12].
  • Chad Mirkin received the Dickson Prize in Science[13].
  • Chad Mirkin received the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research[14].
  • Chad Mirkin received the National Fresenius Award[15].
  • Chad Mirkin was a member of National Academy of Sciences[16].
  • Chad Mirkin was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].
  • Chad Mirkin was a member of National Academy of Engineering[18].
  • Chad Mirkin was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].
  • Chad Mirkin was a member of United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology[20].
  • Chad Mirkin's image is recorded as Mirkin chad lecture.jpg[21].
  • Chad Mirkin's image is recorded as Chad Mirkin CHF-Heritage-Day-AIC-2016-004.jpg[22].
  • Chad Mirkin is recorded as male[23].
  • Chad Mirkin's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Chad Mirkin supervised Jwa-Min Nam as a doctoral student[25].
  • Chad Mirkin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117012786[26].
  • Chad Mirkin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 120622593[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Chad Mirkin was born in Phoenix[2]. He was born on +1963-11-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[4] and university teacher[5]. Chad Mirkin's field of work was chemistry[8]. Among his employers was Northwestern University[9]. He supervised Jwa-Min Nam as a doctoral student[25].

Recognition

Awards received include ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[10], a chemistry award[28], founded in 1931[29]; Lemelson–MIT Prize[11], a science award[30]; Centenary Prize[12], a science award[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1947[33]; Dickson Prize in Science[13], a science award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1969[36]; Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research[14], a science award[37], founded in 2015[38]; and National Fresenius Award[15].

Why It Matters

Chad Mirkin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

FAQs

Where was Chad Mirkin born?

Chad Mirkin was born in Phoenix[2].

What did Chad Mirkin do for work?

Chad Mirkin worked as chemist[4] and university teacher[5].

What awards did Chad Mirkin receive?

Honors received include ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[10], Lemelson–MIT Prize[11], Centenary Prize[12], and Dickson Prize in Science[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . acs.org. acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . thenamlab.org. thenamlab.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [26] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  21. [17] . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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