Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
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| Born | April 8, 1950 Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland |
| Residence | Pittsburgh, United States |
| Citizenship | United States, Poland |
| Fields | Chemistry Polymer chemistry |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Łódź |
| Known for | Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization |
| Notable awards | Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2011) Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2004) Humboldt Prize for Senior Scientists (1999) Award of the Polish Academy of Sciences (1981) |
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (born April 8, 1950, Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland) is a Polish-American[1] chemist. He is the J.C. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences at the Carnegie Mellon University[2] 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.[3] In 2011 he was a co-winner of the prestigious Wolf Prize in Chemistry.[4]
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[edit] Biography
Krzysztof (Kris) Matyjaszewski is an internationally recognized polymer chemist. He is perhaps best known for the discovery of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a novel method of polymer synthesis that has dramatically changed the way such molecules are made.
Matyjaszewski received his doctorate from the Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1976 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Florida in 1977. From 1978 to 1984, he was a research associate of the Polish Academy of Sciences. From 1984 to 1985, Matyjaszewski held appointments at the University of Paris, first as a research associate and then as a visiting professor.[2] In 1985, he joined Carnegie Mellon, where he founded and currently directs the Center for Macromolecular Engineering.[5] This Center is funded both by an active consortium and government agencies, including the National Science Foundation. In 1998, Matyjaszewski was appointed the J.C. Warner Professor of Natural Sciences. In 2004 he was named a University Professor, the highest distinction faculty can achieve at Carnegie Mellon.[6]
From 1994 to 1998, Matyjaszewski served as head of the Department of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon and assisted in recruiting additional faculty with strengths in polymer chemistry. At the same time, he formed a research consortium with various industrial corporations to expand the understanding of controlled radical polymerization, including ATRP, and accelerate the transfer of this technology to different commercial applications. A second consortium, the CRP Consortium, formed under his leadership in 2001, continues and expands these efforts, training university and industrial scientists in procedures for responsive polymeric material development.[7] Matyjaszewski is a co-inventor on 38 issued U.S. patented technologies, holds 118 international patents and has 31 active U.S. patent applications.[6]
One of the leading educators in the field of polymer chemistry, Matyjaszewski has 14 current doctoral students and 5 postdoctoral fellows. He has mentored more than 200 undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students since joining Carnegie Mellon. He has authored 14 books, 73 book chapters and more than 680 peer-reviewed scientific papers. His work has been cited in the scientific literature more than 40,000 times, making him one of the most cited chemists in the world.[1][8]
Matyjaszewski has received numerous awards for his work, including the 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry and the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. He has been honored by the American Chemical Society (ACS) with its 2011 Applied Polymer Science Award, 2007 Hermann F. Mark Senior Scholar Award, 2004 Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science & Engineering, 2002 Polymer Chemistry Award, and the 1995 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award. He also received the 2005 UK Macro Medal for outstanding achievements in polymer science, 1995 Humboldt Award for Senior U.S. Scientists and a 1989 Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation. In 2006, he was elected a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, in 2010, a fellow in the ACS Polymer Division, and in 2001 he was elected an ACS Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering Fellow.[citation needed]
Matyjaszewski’s work has been recognized in his native country of Poland. In 2004, he received the Annual Prize of the Foundation of Polish Science, the most prestigious scientific award in Poland, referred to as the Polish Nobel Prize.[1] In 2005 he became a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Science, and in 2007, he received an honorary degree from Polytechnic University of Lodz in Poland. He has also received honorary degrees from the University of Ghent, Belgium, Russian Academy of Sciences, University of Athens, Greece and Polytechnic Institute in Toulouse, France.[citation needed]
[edit] Education
- 1972, B.S./M.S., Technical University of Moscow
- 1976, Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences
- 1985, Habilitation, Technical University of Lodz, Poland
[edit] Awards and honors
- 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry, with Stuart Alan Rice of the University of Chicago and Ching W. Tang of the University of Rochester[4]
- 2011 Japanese Society Polymer Science Award
- 2011 Applied Polymer Science Award, American Chemical Society
- 2011 Carnegie Science Award for Excellence, Advanced Materials[9]
- 2011 Fellow, American Chemical Society
- 2010 Gutenberg Award, University of Mainz
- 2010 Fellow, American Chemical Society Polymer Chemistry Division
- 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award[10][11]
- 2007 Herman Mark Senior Scholar Award, American Chemical Society
- 2006 Member, National Academy of Engineering
- 2005 Macro Group Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry
- 2005 Foreign Member, Polish Academy of Sciences
- 2005 Chair, Gordon Research Conference, Polymer East
- 2004 Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science[1]
- 2004 Cooperative Research Award, American Chemical Society
- 2002 Polymer Chemistry Award, American Chemical Society
- 2001 Pittsburgh Award, American Chemical Society
- 2001 Fellow, Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering Fellow, American Chemical Society
- 1999 Humboldt Award for Senior Scientists
- 1998 Elf Chair of the French Academy of Sciences
- 1995 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award, American Chemical Society
- 1989 Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation
- 1981 Award of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- 1980 Award of the Polish Chemical Society
- 1974 Award of the Scientific Secretary of the Polish Academy of Sciences
[edit] Honorary degrees
- 2010 – l'Institut Polytechnique, Toulouse, France
- 2008 – University of Athens, Greece
- 2007 – Technical University of Lodz, Poland
- 2006 – Russian Academy of Sciences
- 2002 – University of Ghent, Belgium
[edit] Professional affiliations
[edit] Carnegie Mellon University
- Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Director
- Controlled Radical Polymerization Consortium, Director
- Deparment of Chemical Engineering, Adjunct Professor
[edit] University of Pittsburgh
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Adjunct Professor
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Affiliate Faculty Member
[edit] Polish Academy of Sciences
- Adjunct Professor
[edit] Visiting professorships
- University of Pusan, 2010
- Technical University of Lodz, 2009
- University of Tokyo, Fellow of the Japanese Society of the Promotion of Science, 2005
- University of Paris, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2005
- University of Bordeaux, 1996, 2004
- Michigan Molecular Institute, 2004
- University of Pisa, Italy, 2000
- University of Ulm, 1999
- University of Strasbourg, 1992
- University of Beyreuth, 1991
- University of Freiburg, 1988
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski – The laureate of the Green Chemistry Challenge Awards". Polish Academy of Sciences. 2008. http://www.english.pan.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=272%3Aprof-krzysztof-matyjaszewski-the-laureate-of-the-green-chemistry-challenge-awards&Itemid=90. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Faculty Profile: Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, J.C. Warner University Professor of Natural Sciences". Carnegie Mellon Department of Chemistry. http://www.chem.cmu.edu/faculty/profiles/maty.html. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Wang, Jin-Shan; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof (May 1995). "Controlled/"living" radical polymerization. Atom transfer radical polymerization in the presence of transition-metal complexes". Journal of the American Chemical Society 117 (20): 5614–5615. doi:10.1021/ja00125a035.
- ^ a b "The 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry". Wolf Fund. http://www.wolffund.org.il/cat.asp?id=15&cat_title=CHEMISTRY. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Center for Macromolecular Engineering". Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.chem.cmu.edu/groups/maty/center/. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Krzysztof Matyjaszewski". Matyjaszewski Polymer Group. http://www.cmu.edu/maty/matyjaszewski/cv.html#CV. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Present Status of the CRP Consortium". Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.chem.cmu.edu/groups/maty/crp/about.html. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "CMU’s Krzysztof Matyjaszewski on Radical Polymerization". Reuters Science Watch. February 2008. http://sciencewatch.com/inter/aut/2008/08-feb/08febSWMaty/. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Awardees "Carnegie Science Awards: 2011 Awardees". Carnegie Science Center. 2010. http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/default.aspx?pageId=341 Awardees. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "June 22: Carnegie Mellon's Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Receives EPA's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award". Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2009/June/june22_greenchemistryaward.shtml. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Smaglik, Paul (14 October 2009). "Krzysztof Matyjaszewski". Nature 461 (=1015). doi:10.1038/nj7266-1015a. http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2009/091015/full/nj7266-1015a.html. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
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