Kent R. Mann

Kent R. Mann
Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of ChemistryContact
Kolthoff Hall Room 668B 225 Pleasant Street SeMinneapolis, MN 55455
Education
B.S. University of Illinois
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology
Nanoscience & Materials Chemistry: sensor materials
Inorganic & Organometallic Chemistry: inorganic photochemistry and sensors
Professor Mann is interested in two areas: low band gap organometallic and organic materials for transistors, and light emitting diodes and solar cells and new vapochromic and vapo-luminescent compounds for electronic nose sensor arrays. He uses a combination of organic and organometallic chemistry, X-ray crystallography, electrochemistry, UV-vis and emission spectroscopy methods to study these problems. Structures of a platinum sensor compound (above) and a transistor material (below) are shown.

Honors and Awards
Academy of Distinguished Teachers, 2003
Horace T. Morse—Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, 2003
George W. Taylor/IT Alumni Society Distinguished Teacher Award, 1996
Minnesota Governor's Award for Excellence in Pollution Prevention, 1993
Herbert Newby McCoy Award, CalTech, 1978
Mailing Address
Kent R. Mann
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
B-7, 139 Smith Hall, 207 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0431