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Krzysztof Matyjaszewski MEMBERS
Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland
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  • 2022
  • Chemical Engineering (C.H.E.)
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  • 2022
  • Chemical Engineering (C.H.E.)
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Krzysztof "Kris" Matyjaszewski (Polish: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf matɨjaˈʂɛfskʲi]; born April 8, 1950) is a Polish-American chemist.

He is the J.C. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences at the Carnegie Mellon University.

Matyjaszewski is best known for the discovery of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a novel method of polymer synthesis that has revolutionized the way macromolecules are made.
 
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski mostly deals with Polymer chemistry, Atom-transfer radical-polymerization, Radical polymerization, Polymerization and Living free-radical polymerization.

The Polymer chemistry study combines topics in areas such as Copolymer, Methacrylate, Polymer, Monomer and Bulk polymerization.

His work deals with themes such as Acrylate, End-group, Catalysis, Methyl methacrylate and Styrene, which intersect with Atom-transfer radical-polymerization.

 
While the research belongs to areas of Radical polymerization, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski spends his time largely on the problem of Photochemistry, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization, Radical and Alkyl.

His Polymerization research integrates issues from Cationic polymerization and Polyacrylonitrile.

His Living free-radical polymerization research includes themes of Chain-growth polymerization, Living polymerization and Nitroxide mediated radical polymerization.

In 2022, he was elected as member of the European Academy of Engineering.
 
2020 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
2020 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2017 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
2013 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2011 - Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Wolf Foundation for the deep creative contributions to the chemical sciences in the field of synthesis, properties and an understanding of organic materials.
2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
2006 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering
2005 - Polish Academy of Science
2004 - Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science - Nagroda Fundacji na rzecz Nauki Polskiej