The Hans and Marlies Zimmer International Scholar Program

The 2026 Hans and Marlies Zimmer International Scholar marks the 24th year and will honor:

Jack K. Clegg (Host: Dr. Anna Gudmundsdottir)

The University of Queensland, Brisbane St Lucia, QLD, Australia, 4072. 

School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Crystals so flexible that they can be tied into knots

1. A. Worthy, A. Grosjean, M. Pfrunder, Y. Xu, C. Yan, G. Edwards, J. K. Clegg and J. C. McMurtrie, “Atomic Resolution of Structural Changes in Elastic Crystals of Copper(II) acetylacetonate”, Nature Chemistry, 2018, 65-69.
2. S. Bhandary, A. J.  Thompson, J. C. McMurtrie, J. K. Clegg, P. Ghosh, S. R. N. K. Mangalampalli, S. Takamizawa, and D. Chopra, “The mechanism of bending in a plastically flexible crystal.” Chem. Commun., 2020, 12841-12844.
3. A. J. Thompson, A. I. Chamorro Orué, A. J. Nair, J. R. Price, J. McMurtrie and J. K. Clegg, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 11725-11740.
4. A. J. Thompson, B. S. K. Chong, E. P. Kenny, J. D. Evans, J. A. Powell, M. A. Spackman, J. C. McMurtrie, B. J. Powell and J. K. Clegg, Nat. Mater., 2025, 24, 356-360.

Proclamations from the Mayor and Governor of Ohio

Certificate of Commendation from Senator Brown