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David MacMillan
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David MacMillan

Sir David William Cross MacMillan (born 16 March 1968) is a Scottish chemist and the James S.

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The Saga of David MacMillan
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Born 16 March 1968
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#214 in Scientists & Inventors
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND

Profile & Early Foundations

Sir David William Cross MacMillan (born 16 March 1968) is a Scottish chemist and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University, where he was also the chair of the Department of Chemistry from 2010 to 2015.

THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS

Major Works & Significant Milestones

He is also a Distinguished Scholar at the Princeton Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.

Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University, where he was also the chair of the Department of Chemistry from 2010 to 2015.
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SUCCESS & ENDURING LEGACY

Honours, Standing & Enduring Legacy

He shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Benjamin List "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis".

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