Ben Feringa

Ben Feringa
Ben Feringa in 2017
Born
Bernard Lucas Feringa

(1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 (age 73)
Barger-Compascuum, Netherlands
Nationalitydutch[2]
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
Known forMolecular switches/motors, Homogeneous catalysis, stereochemistry, photochemistry
SpouseBetty Feringa
AwardsNobel Prize in Chemistry (2016)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic Chemistry
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Photochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Groningen (1984–present)
Royal Dutch Shell (1979–1984)
ThesisAsymmetric oxidation of phenols. Atropisomerism and optical activity (1978)
Doctoral advisorHans Wijnberg
Websitebenferinga.com

Bernard Lucas Feringa (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrnɑrt ˈlykɑz ˈbɛɱ ˈfeːrɪŋɣaː], born 18 May 1951) is a Dutch synthetic organic chemist, specializing in molecular nanotechnology and homogeneous catalysis. He is the Jacobus van 't Hoff Distinguished Professor of Molecular Sciences,[3][4] at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry,[5] University of Groningen, Netherlands, and an Academy Professor of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Jean-Pierre Sauvage, "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines".[1][6]

  1. ^ a b Staff (20 December 2016). "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 – Bernard L. Feringa". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Bernard Feringa | Biography, Nobel Prize, & Facts | Britannica". 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ "University of Groningen". 7 July 2006.
  4. ^ "University of Groningen". 2 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Stratingh Institute for Chemistry". 17 October 2012.
  6. ^ Chang, Kenneth; Chan, Sewell (5 October 2016). "3 Makers of 'World's Smallest Machines' Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

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