Georgia Tech Chemistry Professor Mostafa El-Sayed will receive the Priestley Medal, the American Chemical Society’s highest honor, in 2016. At Tech, Mostafa is a Regents’ Professor, the Julius Brown Chair and the director of the Laser Dynamics Laboratory. Throughout his career, El-Sayed has conducted highly acclaimed chemistry research and served as a chemistry educator and journal editor. Early on, he developed molecular spectroscopy techniques to elucidate the molecular mechanisms and dynamics of molecules, gas-phase clusters, solids and photobiological systems.More recently, El-Sayed’s research group has focused on developing nanoscale materials and using those materials in catalysis, medicine and sensing. El-Sayed’s papers have been cited exhaustively and had a significant impact on the fields of chemistry and nanomaterials. “Mostafa El-Sayed is an outstanding choice” to receive ACS’s most prestigious award, ACS Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Thomas M. Connelly Jr. says. He adds that El-Sayed’s contributions to nanoscience are “truly groundbreaking.” Connelly believes it is fitting that El-Sayed be recognized for inspiring students throughout his career and for his many years of journal editing.
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