Clifford Kubiak

Clifford P. Kubiak is an American inorganic chemist, currently a Distinguished Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Harold C. Urey Chair in Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego. Over the course of his career, Kubiak has published over 200 scientific articles. and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Chemical Society.

Early life and education Kubiak grew up in Connecticut, and displayed an interest in chemistry from an early age.

In 1975, Kubiak received his bachelor's degree with honors in chemistry from Brown University. He also received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Rochester in 1980, In addition, his team has expanded research regarding electron-transfer reactions, which can be used in the advancement of molecular electronic devices. In 2005, Kubiak, along with Gabriele Canzi, used gold NPs to generate a picosecond ground-state electron transfer reaction, marking the first time such a reaction had been performed.

Molecular self-assembly

In 1997, Kubiak and colleagues theoretically calculated the current-voltage properties of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organic polymers. Such properties depend on the equilibrium Fermi energy and the voltage division factor, Ef and η respectively, as determined by means of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Later, his group also lead the work on replacing the scarce Re to the more abundant Mn in the catalyst for CO2 reduction. It was seen that the reduction of byproduct CO2, driven by solar power, wind, or electricity generated by running water, can produce fuels by means of a carbon-neutral energy cycle. It is in this capacity that Kubiak received the Athletic Department's Meritorious Service Award in June 2013. He also chairs the Faculty Athletic Board of Advisors at the same university. The web page was subsequently removed by UCSD officials; additionally, a statement was issued by Suresh Subramani and Mark Thiemens, respectively the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and the dean of physical sciences at UCSD, offering an apology for Kubiak's actions. 2008: National Science Foundation Award for Special Creativity 2012: American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry 2015: Fred Basolo Medal for Outstanding Research in Inorganic Chemistry 2018: American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry 2018: American Chemical Society Tolman Medal

Fellowships 1987-1991: Alfred P. Sloan Fellow 1995-1996, 2007: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 2014: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected fellow) 2017: Royal Society of Chemistry