David Macmillan: British chemist (1968-)
David William Cross MacMillan FRS FRSE (born March 16, 1968) is a Scottish-American chemist.
He is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University. He shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Benjamin List for his work on organocatalysis.
David MacMillan FRS FRSE | |
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| Born | David William Cross MacMillan 16 March 1968 |
| Education | University of Glasgow (BSc) University of California, Irvine (MSc, PhD) |
| Awards | Corday-Morgan medal Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2018) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2021) |
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| Thesis | Stereocontrolled formation of bicyclic tetrahydrofurans and Enantioselective total synthesis of eunicellin diterpenes (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Larry E. Overman |
| Other academic advisors | Ernest W. Colvin David A. Evans |
| Doctoral students | Vy Dong, Tehshik Yoon, Tristan Lambert |
| Website | Official website |
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