Craig J. Hawker
Biography
Craig J. Hawker is the director of the Materials Research Lab at the University of California Santa Barbara and a Professor of Chemistry and Materials. He came to UCSB in 2004 after eleven years as a scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA.
Craig Jon Hawker was born on January 11, 1964 in Australia. He attended the University of Queensland, Australia in 1981 and received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry. After graduating, Craig went to the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom to study the biosynthesis of Vitamin B12 under Prof. Sir A. R. Battersby. Upon finishing his doctorate, Craig ventured to the United States to do his post-doctoral work with Professor J.M.J. Frechet at Cornell University.
Craig began his professional career in 1990 as a Queen Elizabeth II Research fellow at the University of Queensland before being hired by IBM in 1993 to work at the Almaden Research Center. In 2001, he became an Honorary Professor of Chemistry at the University of Queensland.
Awards
| 2011 | KFUPM Chair Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia |
| 2011 | Arthur C. Cope Scholar, American Chemical Society |
| 2010 | Elected Fellow, American Chemical Society |
| 2010 | Elected, Fellow of the Royal Society |
| 2010 | Polymer Division Fellow, American Chemical Society |
| 2010 | Macro Group UK International Medal for Outstanding Achievement |
| 2009 | PMSE Fellow, American Chemical Society |
| 2008 | DSM - International Performance Materials Award, IUPAC |
| 2007 | Humphrey Memorial Lecturer, University of Vermont |
| 2007 | Mark Scholar Award, American Chemical Society |
| 2006 | Proctor & Gamble Lecturer, Wright State University |
| 2006 | Dillion Steele Lecturer, University of Queensland |
| 2006 | IMS Distinguished Lecturer, University of Connecticut |
| 2006 | IBM Research Division Award |
| 2005 | Dutch Polymer Award, Dutch Chemical Institute |
| 2005 | ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science, American Chemical Society |
| 2005 | Murtiashaw Lecturer, University of South Carolina |
| 2005 | Discovery Lecturer, DuPont Central Research |
| 2005 | Frontiers Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University. |
| 2004 | Victor M. Chambers Memorial Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester |
| 2004 | Industrial Scientist Award, American Chemical Society |
| 2004 | Cherry Emerson Jr. Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 2004 | Named in Top 100 Most Cited Chemists (1994-2004) Thomsom ISI |
| 2003 | Bayer-Stein Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| 2003 | Co-operative Research Award, American Chemical Society |
| 2002 | Whitby Memorial Lecturer, Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron |
| 2002 | Inaugural Cornforth Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Sydney |
| 2002 | Melville Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge |
| 2002 | IBM Corporate Technical Recognition Award |
| 2001 | Carl S. Marvel Award in Creative Polymer Science, American Chemical Society |
| 2000 | Young Scientists Award, IUPAC |
| 1999 | Rauscher Lecturer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY |
| 1999 | Patent Invention Award, IBM Corporation |
| 1998 | Carothers Lecturer, DuPont Central Research |
| 1997 | Arthur K. Doolittle Award, American Chemical Society |
| 1997 | Patent Invention Award, IBM Corporation |
| 1995 | Innovation Award, IBM Corporation |
| 1993 | Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute |
| 1992 | Research Award, Australian Research Council1991 Treloar Prize, Polymer Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute |
| 1990 | Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellowship, Australian Research Council |
| 1985-1988 | Ribbands Scholar, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge |
| 1985-1988 | 1851 Research Scholarship, Royal Commision for the Exhibition of 1851 |
| 1985-1988 | Overseas Research Scheme Award, S.E.R.C. |
| 1988 | Science Fellow, Harkness Fellowships |
| 1985 | Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Award, British Council |
| 1985 | Masson Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute |
| 1985 | University Medal, University of Queensland1984 Poole Award, University of Queensland |
| 1984 | CSR Chemicals Prize, University of Queensland |
| 1983 | Douglas McNaughton Scholarship, University of Queensland |
| 1983 | T.G.H. Jones Scholarship, University of Queensland |
| 1982 | Edward Taylor Memorial Prize, University of Queensland |
| 1981 | Chemistry Prize, University of Queensland |
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