Mati Karelson
Mati Karelson | |
|---|---|
 Karelson in 2006 | |
| Born | 27 December 1948 Tartu |
| Citizenship | Estonian |
| Awards | Order of the White Star, 3rd Class Wilhelm Ostwald Medal |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Tartu |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Tartu Tallinn University of Technology |
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Mati Karelson (born 27 December 1948) is an Estonian chemist and academic whose work has centred on theoretical and computational chemistry, especially quantitative structure–activity and structure–property relationships (QSAR/QSPR), molecular descriptors, molecular design and the use of artificial intelligence in chemistry.[1][2] He is a professor emeritus at the University of Tartu, was elected a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in 2007, and served as research and development adviser to the Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
[edit]Karelson was born in Tartu. He graduated from Tartu 5th Secondary School in 1967 and from the University of Tartu in 1972, specialising in organic chemistry. In 1975 he earned the degree of Candidate of Sciences in chemistry at the University of Tartu with a dissertation on the applicability of electrostatic models in organic chemistry.[6][7][1]
Career
[edit]After graduating, Karelson worked from 1972 to 1975 in the chair of organic chemistry at the University of Tartu. From 1975 to 1992, he was associated with the university's laboratory of chemical kinetics and catalysis, becoming head of the laboratory in 1988. In 1992, he became professor of theoretical chemistry at the university; from 1999 to 2002, he was director of the University of Tartu Technology Centre; and from 2005 to 2021, he was professor of molecular technology before becoming professor emeritus.[6][3] From 2004 to 2014, he also held a professorship in molecular technology at Tallinn University of Technology.[4][6]
Karelson has held visiting research and teaching appointments at the University of Florida, the University of London, the University of Oxford, Kiel University and the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics.[6][2] In public policy, he served as research and development adviser to the Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014 and was a member of the President's think tank from 2007 to 2012.[4][6][5] He was elected a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in 2007 in the field of natural sciences and medicine.[1][8]
Research
[edit]Karelson's research has included quantum theory of condensed and disordered media, modelling of chemical reactivity, QSAR/QSPR, heterocyclic chemistry, technological-property modelling, molecular technology and artificial intelligence in chemistry.[6][1][2] He has been particularly associated with the development of computer systems based on molecular descriptors for predicting the properties of chemical compounds and materials.[6][7]
In an international evaluation of Estonian chemistry published in 2001, his work was described as theoretically based but oriented towards practical applications, and his research group was included among the leading Estonian chemistry groups with strong international collaboration.[2] Later assessments likewise emphasised the broader influence of his research. In a history of Estonia's centres of excellence published by the Estonian Research Council, the molecular-design team led by Karelson and Uko Maran was described as providing theoretical models used by multiple other research teams to identify chemical targets for experimental work.[9]
Karelson is the author of the English-language monograph Molecular Descriptors in QSAR/QSPR (2000), a survey of theoretical molecular descriptors and their use in QSPR and QSAR modelling.[10] The book was reviewed by Hugo Kubinyi in Angewandte Chemie International Edition in 2001.[11] With Viktor S. Lobanov and Alan R. Katritzky, he also co-authored the review article "Quantum-Chemical Descriptors in QSAR/QSPR Studies" in Chemical Reviews in 1996.[12]
Honours
[edit]Karelson received an Estonian national science award in 2001.[6][8] In 2006 he was awarded the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class.[13] He received the University of Tartu Medal in 2008, became an honorary citizen of Tartu in the same year, and was awarded the Wilhelm Ostwald Medal in 2014.[14][7][15] The University of Tartu awarded him its Grand Medal in 2018 and the decoration "100 Semesters at the University of Tartu" in 2020.[16][17]
Selected publications
[edit]- Karelson, Mati; Lobanov, Victor S.; Katritzky, Alan R. (9 May 1996). "Quantum-Chemical Descriptors in QSAR/QSPR Studies". Chemical Reviews. 96 (3): 1027–1044. doi:10.1021/cr950202r. PMID 11848779.
- Karelson, Mati (2000). Molecular Descriptors in QSAR/QSPR. New York: Wiley-Interscience. ISBN 978-0-471-35168-9.
- Katritzky, Alan R.; Kuanar, Minati; Slavov, Svetoslav; Hall, Christopher D.; Karelson, Mati; Kahn, Iiris; Dobchev, Dimitar A. (2010). "Quantitative Correlations of Physical and Chemical Properties with Chemical Structure; Utility for Prediction". Chemical Reviews. 110 (10): 5714–5789. doi:10.1021/cr900238d.
- Karelson, Mati; Tõldsepp, Aarne (2011). Keemia. Üldine ja orgaaniline keemia gümnaasiumile. Tallinn: Koolibri.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Mati Karelson". Estonian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Pyykkö, Pekka; Andersson, Carl-H. G.; Heller, Bernhard P.; Österlund, Lars (2001). Evaluation of Estonian Research in Physical, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry (PDF) (Report). Estonian Higher Education Accreditation Centre. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Professors emeriti, Faculty of Science and Technology". University of Tartu. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Mati Karelson". Estonian Research Information System. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Prime Minister Ansip to visit Finland with ministers, businessmen and researchers". Government Office of Estonia. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Akadeemik Mati Karelson 75". Estonian Academy of Sciences (in Estonian). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Mati Karelson". City of Tartu. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 Year Book of the Estonian Academy of Sciences 2007 (PDF) (Report). Estonian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ Estonian Centres of Excellence (PDF) (Report). Estonian Research Council. 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ Karelson, Mati (2000). Molecular Descriptors in QSAR/QSPR. New York: Wiley-Interscience. ISBN 978-0-471-35168-9.
- ↑ Kubinyi, Hugo (2001). "Book Review: Molecular Descriptors in QSAR/QSPR. By Mati Karelson". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40 (6): 1136–1137.
- ↑ Karelson, Mati; Lobanov, Victor S.; Katritzky, Alan R. (9 May 1996). "Quantum-Chemical Descriptors in QSAR/QSPR Studies". Chemical Reviews. 96 (3): 1027–1044. doi:10.1021/cr950202r. PMID 11848779.
- ↑ "Riiklike autasude andmine". Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). 6 February 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Medal". University of Tartu. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Memorial medals, prizes (disciplinary)". Estonian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Grand Medal". University of Tartu. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "100 Semesters at the University of Tartu". University of Tartu. Retrieved 26 March 2026.