Karl Barry Sharpless Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, DOB(Famous Birthday), Family, Wife, Net Worth

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Karl Barry Sharpless

Last Updated: 02 Apr, 2023 | Views: 454

Age: 83

Profession: Scientist

Other Profession(s): Chemist, Teacher, Researcher

Famous For: Enantioselective synthesis, Click chemistry

Higher Education: Dartmouth College (BA) Stanford University (MS, PhD)

Karl Barry Sharpless Birth Date, Sign, Religion, Nationality, Hometown

Date of Birth

28 Apr, 1941 (83 Years 04 Months 20 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

Pennsylvania

Birth District

Philadelphia

Birth Sign

Taurus

Religion

Christianity

Nationalities

American

Karl Barry Sharpless Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):

American scientist Karl Barry Sharpless was born in Media, Pennsylvania, in 1941. In the field of organic chemistry, he is a pioneer and emeritus professor at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California.

Karl Barry Sharpless Education:

In 1963, Sharpless graduated with a chemistry bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College.

In 1967, he received a PhD in chemistry from Harvard University.

Karl Barry Sharpless Career:

Sharpless worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University from 1967 to 1968 after receiving his PhD.

Sharpless began working as an assistant professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1968.

Sharpless relocated to the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in 1970, which is now the Scripps Research Institute, and has worked there ever since.

Karl Barry Sharpless - Discovery | Atomic Theory | Research:

A pioneer in the field of organic chemistry, Sharpless' work focuses on the creation of fresh approaches to the synthesis of intricate organic compounds.

He developed the Sharpless epoxidation reaction, the Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation reaction, and the Sharpless asymmetric catalytic allylic substitution reaction, among many other significant contributions to the area.

Karl Barry Sharpless Honors and Awards:

The Japan Prize, the Wolf Prize in Chemistry, the Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry are just a few of the accolades and medals that Sharpless has won for his work. He also got the Japan Prize in 1997.

Additionally, he is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

K. Barry Sharpless Nobel Prize 2022: Sharpless has won the Nobel Prize twice. For his contributions on "chirally catalysed oxidation processes" and "click chemistry," he was awarded the 2001 and 2022 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, respectively.