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David MacMillan
Sign in to saveAlso 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-)
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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Key facts
- 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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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry2021
“for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bellshill
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Princeton University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral student
- Vy Dong
- Field of work
- organic synthesis
- Image
- David MacMillan.jpg
- Work location
- Scotland
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- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1968-03-16
- interested in
- chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Education and early life
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