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George M. Whitesides

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American chemist and professor of chemistry

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George McClelland Whitesides is an American chemist and professor of chemistry at Harvard University. He is best known for his work in the areas of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, molecular self-assembly, soft lithography, microfabrication, microfluidics, and nanotechnology.

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2013IRI Medal
2012Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin
2011King Faisal International Prize in Science
2011F. A. Cotton Medal
2010Othmer Gold Medal
2009Benjamin Franklin Medal
2008Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
2008ISNSCE Nanoscience Prize
2007Priestley Medal
2007American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal
2005Dan David Prize
2005Dickson Prize in Science
2005Welch Award in Chemistry
2005Linus Pauling Award
2004Gabbay Award
2004Paracelsus Prize
2004Oesper Award
2003Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
2002Clarivate Citation Laureates
2000Von Hippel Award
1998National Medal of Science
1995Arthur C. Cope Award
1994James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry
1983Remsen Award
1975ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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George McClelland Whitesides is an American chemist and professor of chemistry at Harvard University. He is best known for his work in the areas of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, molecular self-assembly, soft lithography, microfabrication, microfluidics, and nanotechnology. A prolific author and patent holder who has received many awards, he received the highest Hirsch index rating of all living chemists in 2011.

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Born 1939 · age 87
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