Martyn Poliakoff

British chemist · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1947 · age 78

Sir Martyn Poliakoff is a British chemist known for his work on green chemistry and for being the main presenter on the popular YouTube channel Periodic Videos. The core subjects of his academic work are supercritical fluids, infrared spectroscopy and lasers.

Martyn Poliakoff is read about 58 times a day, in 21 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?

Compare Claim

A life in dates

2019James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting ChemistryAwardLongstaff PrizeAwardMichael Faraday PrizeAward2017Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringAward2016Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAwardLord Lewis PrizeAward2015Knight BachelorAward2010Leverhulme MedalAward2007Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward2002Fellow of the Royal SocietyAwardFellow of the Royal Society of ChemistryAward2000Interdisciplinary PrizeAward1990Tilden PrizeAward1976Meldola Medal and PrizeAward1947Born16 December 1947

People around Martyn

Family

Parents

Martyn Poliakoff

Sibling Stephen Poliakoff

Is this everyone?

Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.

Correct this family

Also in Deutsch Français

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Longstaff Prize2019

James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry2019

Michael Faraday Prize2019

Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering2017

Lord Lewis Prize2016

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2016

Knight Bachelor2015

Nyholm Prize for Education2011

Leverhulme Medal2010

Commander of the Order of the British Empire2007

Fellow of the Royal Society2002

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry2002

Interdisciplinary Prize2000

Tilden Prize1990

Meldola Medal and Prize1976

Chartered Chemist

About this person

He is a research professor in chemistry at the University of Nottingham. As well as carrying out research at the University of Nottingham, he is a lecturer, teaching a number of modules including green chemistry.

Country

United Kingdom

The same award as Martyn

Peter AtkinsBoth received Nyholm Prize for Education

Derek BartonBoth received Tilden Prize Christopher Kelk IngoldBoth received Meldola Medal and Prize H. Christopher Longuet-HigginsBoth received Tilden Prize

Robert May, Baron May of OxfordBoth received Lord Lewis Prize

Frederick G. DonnanBoth received Longstaff Prize