Jean Fréchet
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Jean M.J. Fréchet (born August 1944) is a French-American chemist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is best known for his work on polymers including polymer-supported chemistry, chemically amplified photoresists, dendrimers, macroporous separation media, and polymers for therapeutics. Ranked among the top 10 chemists in 2021,[2] he has authored nearly 900 scientific paper and 200 patents including 96 US patents.[3] His research areas include organic synthesis and polymer chemistry applied to nanoscience and nanotechnology with emphasis on the design, fundamental understanding, synthesis, and applications of functional macromolecules.
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Jean M.J. Fréchet | |
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Born | (1944-08-19) August 19, 1944 (age 79) Burgundy, France |
Known for | Dendrimers Contributions in the fields of polymer science, photolithography, molecular self-assembly, microfluidics, and nanotechnology. |
Awards | Dickson Prize (2007), Arthur C. Cope Award (2007), Japan Prize (2013), King Faisal International Prize (2019) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology University of California, Berkeley Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Cornell University University of Ottawa |
Thesis | Solid Phase Synthesis of Oligosaccharides[1] (1972) |
Doctoral students | Shelley Claridge |
Other notable students | Craig Hawker |
Website | chemistry |
Fréchet is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences, the US National Academy of Engineering, and the Academy of Europe (Academia Europaea).