Mercouri Kanatzidis has been elected a member of the 2023 Class of the American Academy of Arts and Science

May 2023

IMOD Members Mercouri Kanatzidis has been elected as a member of the 2023 cohort for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary socities. 

The academy, which was founded in 1780 by John Adams, James Bowdoing and others, has the mission to recognized exceptionally accomplished individuals and engage them in advancing the public good. 

The Kanatzidis group are part of RT-1, with a focus on atomistic synthesis, specifically on solid-state chemistry, the science of synthesis for chalcogenides and intermediate materials. 

Congratulations Mercouri!