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The Saga of David MacMillan
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Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
Born 16 March 1968
Leaderboard Rank
#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.
— Official Historical Record & Archive
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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