James Tour

James Tour
Tour in 2018
Born
James Mitchell Tour

New York City, U.S.
Alma materSyracuse University (BS)
Purdue University (PhD)
Known forMolecular electronics
Nanotechnology
Graphene production techniques
Carbon nanotube chemistry
Nanocar
NanoPutian
AwardsOesper Award (2021)
Centenary Prize (2020)
Trotter Prize (2014)
Feynman Prize (2008)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic Chemistry
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
InstitutionsRice University, 1999-present
University of South Carolina, 1988–1999
ThesisMetal-Promoted Cyclization and Transition-Metal-Promoted Carbonylative Cyclization Reactions (1986)
Doctoral advisorEi-ichi Negishi
Websitewww.drjamestour.com

James Mitchell Tour is an American chemist, nanotechnologist and intelligent design proponent. He is a professor of chemistry and materials science and nanoengineering at Rice University in Houston, Texas.