Fred Wudl

rdf:langString Fred Wudl

rdf:langString Fred Wudl

rdf:langString Fred Wudl

rdf:langString University of California, Los Angeles

rdf:langString Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

rdf:langString American Chemical Society Award for Chemistry of Materials

rdf:langString Fellow, Chemical Research Society of India

rdf:langString Fellow, the Royal Society of Chemistry

rdf:langString Giulio Natta Medal, Italian Chemical Society

rdf:langString Seaborg Medal, UCLA

rdf:langString Tolman Medal of the SCALACS

rdf:langString Herbert Newby McCoy Award, University of California, Los Angeles

rdf:langString American

rdf:langString Material scientist, academic and researcher

rdf:langString Fred Wudl is an American materials scientist, academic researcher. He is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Materials Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Wudl has published over 500 papers and has 20 patents awarded. He is known for his work on organic conductors and super-conductors with the discovery of the electronic conductivity of the precursor to the first organic metal and superconductor. He leads research aimed at optical and electrooptical properties of processable conjugated polymers, as well as on the organic chemistry of fullerenes and the design and preparation of self-mending and selfhealing materials. Wudl is a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and a Member of several professional societies and organizations, including American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Center for Energy Efficient Materials, and Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials.