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Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

J.C.Warner University Prof. Of Nat. Sci.

Chemistry

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  • J.C.Warner University Prof. Of Nat. Sci.
    Chemistry
  • 412-268-3209
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemistry, 4400 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States

BIO

Krzysztof (Kris) Matyjaszewski, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Mellon College of Science, Carnegie Mellon University, is an internationally recognized polymer chemist who is highly regarded for his vision, his leadership in education and his many collaborative research efforts that have yielded significant innovations in polymer chemistry. He is perhaps best known for the discovery of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a novel method of polymer synthesis that has revolutionized the way macromolecules are made.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • University Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States2004 - present
  • Adjunct Professor
    University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Pittsburgh, United States2001 - present
  • Director of the CRP Consortium
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States2001 - present
  • Adjunct Professor
    Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland2001 - present
  • J.C. Warner Professor of Natural Sciences
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1998 - present
  • Director of the Center for Macromolecular Engineering
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1998 - present
  • Director of the ATRP Consortium
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1996 - 2000
  • Department Head
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1996 - 2000
  • Head of Chemistry Department
    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemistry, Pittsburgh, United States1994 - 1998
  • Professor, Associate and Assistant Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1985 - 1998
  • Research Associate
    University of Paris-Sorbonne, Paris, France1984 - 1985
  • Research Associate
    Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland1978 - 1984
  • Post-doctoral Fellow
    University of Florida, Gainesville, United States1977 - 1978

DEGREES

  • Ph.D.
    Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland1976

CAMPUS

  • Pittsburgh

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 13 Climate Action
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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