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Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

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Polish-American chemist famous for discovering 'Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization' (ATRP) technique for polymer synthesis

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Krzysztof "Kris" Matyjaszewski is a Polish-American chemist. He is the J.C. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences at the Carnegie Mellon University Matyjaszewski is best known for the discovery of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a novel method of polymer synthesis that has revolutionized the way...

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2023NAS Award in Chemical Sciences
2020William H. Nichols Medal
2017Benjamin Franklin Medal
2013doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
2012Dannie Heineman Prize
2012Marie Curie Medal
2011Wolf Prize in Chemistry
2011Herman Mark Award in Polymer Chemistry
2010honorary doctorate from INP Toulouse
2008Clarivate Citation Laureates
2007honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology
2004Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science
2002Honorary doctors of Ghent University
2002ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry
William H. Nichols Medal

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Krzysztof "Kris" Matyjaszewski is a Polish-American chemist. He is the J.C. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences at the Carnegie Mellon University Matyjaszewski is best known for the discovery of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a novel method of polymer synthesis that has revolutionized the way macromolecules are made.

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Born 1950 · age 76
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