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Bernard L. Feringa
born 1951
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryBernard Lucas "Ben" Feringa is a Dutch synthetic organic chemist who specializes in molecular nanotechnology and homogeneous catalysis. He is the Jacobus van 't Hoff Distinguished Professor of Molecular Sciences at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen; and an Academy professor of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Feringa's research on molecular machines was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Jean-Pierre Sauvage.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 18, 1951
Barger-Compascuum
Citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Occupations & fields
chemistuniversity teacherphotochemist
Awards & honours
Spinoza PrizeOrganic Stereochemistry AwardPrelog Medal and LectureKörber European Science PrizeNobel Prize in ChemistryHumboldt Prize
- Field and occupation
- holandský chemik, nobelista (1951 – )
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