George M. Whitesides

George M. Whitesides
Whitesides, 2010
Born	(1939-08-03) August 3, 1939 (age 84) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University (BA) California Institute of Technology (PhD)
Known for	Corey–House–Posner–Whitesides reaction Contributions in the fields of NMR spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, molecular self-assembly, soft lithography,[2] microfabrication, microfluidics, soft robotics, paper-based analytical devices, and nanotechnology.
Awards	ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1975) Arthur C. Cope Award (1995) National Medal of Science (1998) Kyoto Prize (2003) Welch Award in Chemistry (2005) Dan David Prize (2005) Linus Pauling Award (2005) Priestley Medal (2007) R&D Magazine – Scientist of the Year (2007) Othmer Gold Medal (2010) King Faisal International Prize (2011) IRI Medal (2013) Kavli Prize (2022)
Scientific career
Fields	chemistry, nanotechnology
Institutions	Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis	The configurational stability of primary Grignard reagents. Applications of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to the study of molecular asymmetry (1964)
Doctoral advisor	John D. Roberts[1]
Doctoral students	Craig L. Hill, Chi-Huey Wong, Younan Xia, Milan Mrksich
Other notable students	Joanna Aizenberg, Tricia Carmichael, John A. Rogers, Firat Güder

George McClelland Whitesides (born August 3, 1939) is an American chemist and professor of chemistry at Harvard University. He is best known for his work in the areas of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, molecular self-assembly, soft lithography,^[3] microfabrication, microfluidics, and nanotechnology. A prolific author and patent holder who has received many awards, he received the highest Hirsch index rating of all living chemists in 2011.^[4][5][6]