Stephen L. Buchwald

Stephen L. Buchwald
Born 1955
Bloomington, Indiana
Fields Organic chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, Catalysis
Alma mater Brown University, Harvard University
Doctoral advisor Jeremy R. Knowles
Notable students John P. Wolfe

Stephen L. Buchwald (born 1955) is an American chemist and Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry at MIT. He is known for his involvement in the development of the Buchwald-Hartwig amination. He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2000 and 2008, respectively.[1][2] He also serves as an associate editor for the academic journal, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.[3]

Career

Born in Bloomington, Indiana, Stephen Buchwald received his Sc.B. in 1977 from Brown University where he worked with Kathlyn A. Parker and David E. Cane as well as Gilbert Stork from Columbia University. He received his Ph.D from Harvard University in 1982 working under Jeremy R. Knowles. Buchwald was a postdoctoral fellow at Caltech with Robert H. Grubbs. In 1984, he joined MIT faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry. He was promoted to associate professor in 1989 and to Professor in 1993. He was named the Camille Dreyfus Professor in 1997. He has coauthored over 435 accepted academic publications and 47 accepted patents.[1]

Notable awards

References

  1. 1 2 "About Steve". MIT. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. "Professor Stephen L Buchwald". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. "Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, Editorial Board". Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. "Buchwald Receives 2014 Linus Pauling Medal". Chemistry Views. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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