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Also known as David William Cross MacMillan, David W. C. MacMillan, D. W. C. MacMillan, D W C MacMillan, D.W.C. MacMillan, DWC MacMillan, D. MacMillan, D MacMillan

British chemist (1968-)

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David MacMillan is a British chemist born in 1968 who is known for his work in organic chemistry. His research has made important contributions to the field, though specific details about his most significant discoveries would require additional context to describe accurately.

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Origin
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Active from
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Born
David William Cross MacMillan , ( 1968-03-16 ) 16 March 1968 (age 58) , Bellshill , Scotland
Citizenship
United Kingdom, United States
Education
Bellshill Academy
Alma mater
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)
Institutions
Princeton University California Institute of Technology University of California, Irvine University of California, Berkeley Harvard University
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

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Sir David William Cross MacMillan (born 16 March 1968) is a Scottish chemist and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University, where he was also the chair of the Department of Chemistry from 2010 to 2015. He shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Benjamin List "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis". MacMillan used his share of the $1.14 million prize to establish the May and Billy MacMillan Foundation.

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