Galen Stucky obtained his Ph.D. degree in Physical Chemistry with R. E. Rundle at Iowa State University. In 1985, he joined the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is now Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry (College of Letters and Science), Professor in the Materials Department (College of Engineering), and a member of the interdepartmental Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering

Professor Stucky's research has included the development of optical materials for commercial applications, the elucidation of new synthesis paradigms for the creation of materials that have 3-D patterned pore structures, and the single-system synthesis and processing of hierarchically structured and patterned composite and porous materials. He has carried out in vivo studies of biomineralization and applied that knowledge to in vitro materials synthesis. In his current research, the overall goal is the single-system synthesis of heterostructured composite materials with an emphasis on understanding how one might use multiple length scale interface and functional properties for the control of thermoelectric, catalytic and biological processes.

Professor Stucky has published more than 690 papers, reviews, and communications, and has been awarded a dozen patents. He has been a plenary, keynote, or named lecturer at more than 20 international symposia and institutions in the past ten years.

A full biography of Galen Stucky can be found on his website.