Autobiography

Extract from the Festschrift issue of J. Phys. Chem., May 1999

Synopsis.

C. A. Angell is one of the Regents’ professors at Arizona State University. He works in the Physics and Chemistry of cooperative transitions with a special interest in glassforming materials, and water (and aqueous solutions). He has published over 460 papers and, according to Thompson Scientifics Webofscience, his papers of the last 20 yrs are cited an average of 56x per paper. 57 of his papers have over 100 citations, and he has a Hirsch index of 76 (Thompson), 77 actual. He has won two of the major Internationally contested awards in the Physics and Chemistry of Liquids (the Hildebrand Award of the ACS, 2004) and the Materials Sciences (the David Turnbull Lecture Award of the MRS (2006) and has had a special issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry devoted to his field of study. His most recent award, of which he is proud, has been an “outstanding reviewer” award from the Institute of Physics. He is currently deeply involved in (a) biophysical problems related to protein folding, misfolding, and fibrillization, and (b) the energy storage and energy conversion sciences. He is an invited symposium speaker at each of the major March Meetings (APS and ACS) 2009.

 Curriculum Vitae Click here for a downloadable pdf version of the CV

C. Austen Angell

 

Education:

B. Sc:      Chemical Metallurgy, Melbourne University, Australia

M. Sc:  Chemical Metallurgy, Melbourne University, Australia

Research Fellow:  Chemistry Department, University of Pennsylvania

Stanley Elmore Fellow:  Imperial College of Science, University of London

Ph. D.:  Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, University of London

Research Associate:  Argonne National Laboratory (with D. M. Gruen)

 

1954

1956

1956-58

1958-60

1961

1964-66

 

Professional Experience:

 Appointments

Place

Date

Visiting Professor

Regents’ Professor,

Professor of Chemistry

Professor of Chemistry

Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry

Asst. Prof. of Chemistry

Lecturer

Dept. Theor. Phys., Univ. Rome (May-June)

Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University

Melbourne University, Australia

1997

1996

1989

1971

1968

1966

1962-64

 

Impact of Research

(a)   Hirsch index: 65

(b)  Reports, or invited commentaries in Nature or Science (bolded in CV): total; 20. Since 1998; 6 (and one in Science, invited, on point of submission)

(c)   Papers cited over 100 times: total;  43.    Since 1998;   3 (and one review[330X])

(d)  Invited Reviews in Chem. Rev. or Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem.: total; 6. Since 1998; 3.  (two others invited but not submitted –one on negative pressure, one on polyamorphism)

(e)   Gordon Conference lecture or discussion leader invitations: total; 53 (44 + 9).  Since 1998; 8 (4 + 4)

(f)   Gordon Conference Chairmanships:
(1)
1977 - Molten Salts and Metals

(2) 1980 Water and Aqueous Solutions

(3) 1997 - Chemistry and Physics of Liquids

(g)  International Conference invited talks: since 1998; about 35

 

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

            1999. Special issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry (April issue)

            1998   Angell symposium, Satellite to the International Meeting on Relaxation Processes, Pisa Italy, Sept 26th in recognition of collected works.

1.        Awards

(a)  Hildebrand award of the Amer. Chem. Soc. (for liquids studies), 2004.

(b)  NSF Special Creativity Award (DMR, Solid State Chemistry)   1994.       

(c)  Neville Mott Award of the Journal of Non-Cryst. Sol., 1992.

(d)  G.W. Morey Award of the American Ceramic Society, Glass Division, 1990.

(e)  H.N. McCoy Faculty Research Award, Purdue University, 1987.

(f)  NSF Special Creativity Award (DMR, Solid State Chemistry)   1985.

(g)  Faculty Research Award, Purdue University, 1978.        

2.        Lectureships

(a)   Fulbright Fellow, University of Sydney, Australia, 1993.

(b)  A. D. Little Lecturer, Northeastern University, 1980.

(c)    Herzberg Lecturer, Catholic University, Washington D.C, 1999.

3.         Editorial Boards

(a)    Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1974-1982.

(b)    Annual Review Phys. Chem, 1986-1991.

(c)     J. Chem. Phys., 1988-1991

(d)     Physica, 1995-2001

(e)     Solid State Ionics,.2002-

4.           Memberships

(a)   A.C.S. Executive Committee Physical Chemistry 1984-1987

(b)  Member, NSF Materials Research Advisory Board, 1992-until disbanded in 1994

5.            Chairmanships.            Invited Chairman, New York Academy of Sciences Conference on Dynamics of Structural Change near the Glass Transition, New York, Dec. 3-5, 1986.

         Gordon Research Conference Chairmanships (elected)

         (a)      1977 - Molten Salts and Metals

         (b)      1980 - Water and Aqueous Solutions

(c)      1997 - Chemistry and Physics of Liquids

6.        Invited Contributions

  (a)Gordon Research Conference contributions:    44 lectures, 9 D.L, (3 declined)

1965

 

1967

1968

1969

1973

1974

 

Chemistry of Molten

Salts

Molten Salts

Solid State :Ceramics

Molten Salts

Phys.Chem. Glasses

Water & Aqueous Solutions

 

Importance of

Metastable States

Molten Salt – Hydrates

Ideas  Glass Transition

Glass Transition Temperatures

Computer Sim. of Glasses

Weirdness of Supercooled

Water

 

1975

 

1976

 

1977

 

1979

Molten Salts

 

Water &Aqueous Solutions

 

Chem. Phys. Liquids

 

Molten Salts and Metals

Coordination Numbers

 

SCWater at high pressures

 

Properties of Supercooled

Liquids

Spectroscopy of Acid-Base

Processes

1981

1982

 

1982

1882

1983

 

1983

1984

1984

Quantum Liquids  Solids

Orientationally

 Disordered Solids

High Pressure

Water &Aqueous Solutions

Chem. & Phys. of Glass

 

Molten Salts &Metals

Dielectrics

Water&Aqueous Solutions

The Glass Transition

The Glass Transition

 

Water and Silica

Supercooled wqater

Homogeneous Nucleation

of Crystals

Computer Simuln Studies

Discussion leader Discussion leader:

1985

 

1986

 

1986

1987

 

1987

1988

1988

 

1989

Molten Salts & Metals

 

Dielectrics

 

Water &Aqueous Solutions

Liquids

 

Molten Salts and Metals
WaterAqueous Solutions

Glass

 

Molten Salts and Metals

Low Melting Molten

Salt Systems

Mechanical vs. dielectric

relaxation

declined due to conflict

Thermodynamic Aspects

of the Glass Transition

Discussion Leader (D.L.)

Discussion leader

Structure, Dynamics

and Glass Transition

Discussion leader

1990

 

1990

 

1990

1991

 

1991

 

1992

1992

 

1994

1994

Dielectrics

 

Order-Disorder in

Solids

Solid State Ionics

Molten Salts and Metals

 

Liquids

 

Solid State Ionics

Dielectric Phenomena

 

Solid State Ionics

Water&Aqueous Solutions

Origin of Non-exponential

 Relaxation

Conductivity and the G.T

.in ODCs

(Declined due to conflict)

Molten Salts under

Negative Pressure

Liquids under Large

Negative Pressures

Declined due to conflict)

Electrical vs NMR-Spin-

Lattice Relaxation

Ionic Rubber Electrolytes

Discussion leader

1995

1996

1997

 

1998

 

1999

 

 

Liquids

Water and Aqueous Solutions

Molten Salts

 

Water and Aqueous Solutions

 

 Liquids     "

Discussion leader

Discussion leader

(Declined due to

 chairing Liquids G.C.)

"Strong and Fragile Aqueous

 solutions"

“Cooperative excitations and

 liquid-liquid transitions"

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Water&AqueousSolutions

Liquids

Water&Aqueous Solutions

Liquids

High Temp. Materials

Discussion leader

D.L. metastable liquids

Exploring No-Man's land"

D.L. "nanoscopics" session

Liquid-Liquid transitions

2005

Liquids

Ionics Liquids

 

         (b) Other invited contributions (since 1985):  (i) Internatl: NATO-ASIs :    11

                   Others, Europe (CECAM, Euchem, Bunsen, MECO etc):  26

                   Others, Japan, India, Australia, etc   ICAM, Jap.Batt. etc.    14

                       (ii) National:    Physical &Chemical Soc. Symposia:               10

                           Others:         NAS, Santa Fe Inst. Series etc.                     14                               

 

7. Publications:    (a)  in print or in press 443

                              (b)   cited over 100 times    43