Jairton Dupont

Jairton Dupont (born 16 December 1958 in Farroupilha) is a Brazilian chemist whose research concerns ionic liquids, organometallic catalysis, and metallic nanoparticles. Currently, he is a professor at UFRGS.[1][2]

He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and a recipient of Brazil's National Order of Scientific Merit.[1]

Dupont earned his Ph.D. from the Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg.[3]

Biography

Dupont was born into a family with economic difficulties, he already worked at an early age, and at the age of 14 he was formally hired as a clerk in a hardware store.[4]

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