David MacMillan
British chemist (1968-) · United Kingdom · Scientists
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Something wrong?Sir David William Cross MacMillan is a Scottish chemist and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University, where he was also the chair of the Department of Chemistry from 2010 to 2015.
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Sir David William Cross MacMillan is a Scottish chemist and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University, where he was also the chair of the Department of Chemistry from 2010 to 2015. He shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Benjamin List "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis". MacMillan used his share of the $1.14 million prize to establish the May and Billy MacMillan Foundation.
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Frederick SangerBoth received Corday-Morgan Prize
Henri B. KaganBoth received Ryoji Noyori Prize
Robert Burns WoodwardBoth received ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,
Benjamin ListBoth received Mukaiyama Award
Elias James CoreyBoth received ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,
John CornforthBoth received Corday-Morgan PrizeFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.