K. C. Nicolaou

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K. C. Nicolaou
Born	July 5, 1946 (1946-07-05) (age 78) Karavas, Cyprus
Alma mater	University College London
Known for	Total synthesis Nicolaou Taxol total synthesis Corey–Nicolaou macrolactonization
Awards	Ernest Guenther Award (1996) Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2016)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Rice University Scripps Research Institute University of California, San Diego University of Pennsylvania ICES A*STAR
Doctoral students	Tushar Kanti Chakraborty
Other notable students	Phil Baran Govindasamy Mugesh

Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou (Greek: Κυριάκος Κ. Νικολάου; born July 5, 1946) is a Cypriot-American chemist known for his research in the area of natural products total synthesis. He is currently Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University, having previously held academic positions at The Scripps Research Institute/UC San Diego and the University of Pennsylvania.