{"id":10622,"date":"2018-12-20T10:53:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T18:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/?p=10622"},"modified":"2018-12-20T10:54:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T18:54:37","slug":"chemist-awarded-perkin-medal-for-novel-blue-pigment-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2018\/12\/chemist-awarded-perkin-medal-for-novel-blue-pigment-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemist awarded Perkin medal for novel blue pigment discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mas Subramanian, Milton Harris Professor of Materials Science and Chemistry, was recently honored with the Perkin Medal, awarded by the Society of Dyers and Colorists<\/a> (SDC), for his role in the \u201cdevelopment of a novel blue pigment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Perkin Medal is SDC\u2019s most prestigious medal, \u201cawarded for discoveries or other work of outstanding importance in relation to the tinctorial and allied industries.\u201d Established in 1884, the SDC has awarded the Perkin Medal only a handful of times for extraordinary discoveries. SDC\u00a0records<\/a> dating back to the mid-sixties show that the Perkin Medal previously was awarded only a total of six times (including three times in 2005).<\/p>\n

\u201cI am much honored and humbled to be selected to receive the 2019\u00a0Perkin\u00a0Medal\u00a0for the YInMn blue pigment discovery from the Society of Dyers and Colorists,\u201d said Subramanian.\u00a0“It is very rewarding knowing that this medal is awarded by SDC only in exceptional circumstances.”<\/p>\n

Named after British chemist William Henry Perkin, the international award honors his legacy. Perkin is best known for his accidental discovery of the first synthetic organic purple dye, mauveine, from aniline, which he was using to synthesize quinine for the treatment of malaria. Perkin\u2019s discovery merged the worlds of science and industry as mauveine became one of the first dyes to be commercialized and mass produced in England during the height of the industrial revolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a chemist, I am thrilled to receive this medal, named after William Henry Perkin whose serendipitous discovery of the purple dye mauveine is somewhat akin to our YInMn blue pigment discovery,\u201d said Subramanian.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Like Perkin, Subramanian discovered, purely by happenstance, the first inorganic blue pigment in more than 200 years. Heralded as the world\u2019s most superior blue by experts, YInMn blue has become a global sensation, its origins as captivating as its luster. Subramanian and his graduate student were investigating multiferroic electronics for computer hardware, when they were surprised to see that the pulverized mixture of elements thrust into an oven came out as a brilliant shade of blue.<\/p>\n

YInMn blue, so named for its composition from yttrium, indium oxide and manganese, was a stunning breakthrough that revolutionized the pigment research industry. Not just aesthetically pleasing, the radiant blue pigment is non-toxic, heat resistant, unfading and capable of absorbing ultraviolet radiation.<\/p>\n

Once again like Perkin\u2019s mauve, Subramanian\u2019s fortuitous discovery has found wide commercial appeal and is revolutionizing the pigment and paints industry. YInMn blue was approved for\u00a0commercial sale by the Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>, paving the way for Shepherd Color Company to use the pigment, commercially known as Blue 10G513, in industrial coatings and plastics.<\/p>\n

Subramanian will receive the Perkin Medal from the SDC President on May 10, 2019, in York, England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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