Timothy Hughbanks
Professor of Chemistry

Education

Postdoctoral: Iowa State University, 1985-1987
Research Advisor: John D. Corbett
Specialization: Synthetic Solid State Chemistry

Postdoctoral: University of Chicago, 1983-1985
Research Advisor: Jeremy K. Burdett
Specialization: Solid State Theory

Graduate: Cornell University, Ph. D. 1983
Research Advisor: Roald Hoffmann
Specialization: Theoretical Chemistry

Undergraduate: University of Washington, B. S. 1977

Professional Appointments

Awards, Scientific Affiliations, and Activities

• Sigma Xi, Iowa State Chapter, 1987
  
• NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1988-93
  
• Member, Editorial Board of High Temperature and Materials Science, 1995-present
  
• Member, Editorial Board of Inorganic Chemistry, 1997-1999
  
• Monthly Contributor to Chemistry in Industry (Highlights in Inorganic Chemistry), 1993-present
  
• President, Texas A&M University Local Chapter of the American Chemical Society, 1997
• Member, Materials Research Society, 1997-present
• Reilly Lecturer, University of Notre Dame, 1998
• Chair, Inorganic Division, Texas A&M University, 1997-2000

Research Interests

• Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Non-oxide Solids
• Low-dimensional and Cluster Compounds
• Bonding in Molecules and Solids
• Band Theory
• Novel Materials Synthesis
• Theory of Conducting and Magnetic Polymers

(Updated: 8/30/2002)

E-Mail Professor Hughbanks: trh@mail.chem.tamu.edu