<strong>PAMS</strong>_Pamietnik_FINAL_<strong>PAMS</strong> 1/26/<strong>2015</strong> 7:10 AM Page 16 The Guest of Honor at the 65th Physicians’ Ball Chicago, January 31, <strong>2015</strong> The Polish-American Medical Society Salutes Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Ph.D. Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Director, The Center for Macromolecular Engineering Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for His Vision, Leadership, Innovation and Outstanding Contributions to Chemistry and Technology
<strong>PAMS</strong>_Pamietnik_FINAL_<strong>PAMS</strong> 1/26/<strong>2015</strong> 7:10 AM Page 17 Krzysztof Mat y jaszewski K rzysztof Matyjaszewski,PhD, is J.C. Warner University Professor of Natural Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. He is an internationally recognized polymer chemist who is highly regarded for his vision, his leadership in education and his collaborative research that has yielded significant innovations in polymer chemistry.He discovered Cu-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a novel method of polymer synthesis - commercialized in 2004 in US, Japan and Europe - that has revolutionized the way macromolecules are made. ATRP is used to prepare well-defined polymers with precisely designed and controlled macromolecular architecture, including various hybrids and bioconjugates,as well as smart,stimuli-responsive systems. Dr.Matyjaszewski received his doctorate from the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1976 and completed his postdoctoral studies at the University of Florida. During 1984-1985 he held research associate and visiting professor appointments at the University of Paris. In 1985 he joined Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, where he founded and currently directs The Center for Macromolecular Engineering. From 1994 to 1998, Dr.Matyjaszewski served as head of the Department of Chemistry and formed a research consortium with various industrial corporations to to accelerate transfer of ATRP technology to different commercial applications and to train university and industrial scientists. In 1998, he was named J.C. Warner Professor of Natural Sciences at Carnegie Mellon. One of the leading educators in the field of polymer chemistry, Prof. Matyjaszewski has mentored over 200 unredgraduate, graduate, doctoral and postdoctoral students and fellows at Carnegie Mellon. He has authored more that 800 publications and 17 books. His work has been cited in the scientific literature more than 67,000 times, making him one of the most cited chemists in the world. He is the editor of "Progress in Polymer Science". He holds 50 US and 147 international patents. Prof.Matyjaszewski has received numerous awards for his work including: 2014 National Institute of Materials Science (Japan) Award, 2013 Madison Marshall Award, 2013 AkzoNobel North America Science Award from the American Chemical Society, 2012 Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medal (Poland), 2012 Prize of Société Chimique de France, 2012 Dannie-Heineman Prize from Goettingen Academy of Sciences, 2011 Hermann F. Mark Award, 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry, 2011 Award in Applied Polymer Science, 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, 2004 Cooperative ResearchAward in Polymer Science and Engineering, 2004 Annual Prize of the Foundation of Polish Science 2002 Polymer Chemistry Award, 1995 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award, 1995 Hunboldt Award for SeniorUS Scientists, 1989 Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation. Prof. Matyjaszewski is a fellow of the American Chemical Society, a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and of the National Academy of Inventors. He is also a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Science, Russian Academy of Sciences and a honorary member of Chinese Chemical Society and Israel Chemical Society. He has received seven Honorary Doctorate Degrees (Ghent, Lodz, Athens, Moscow, Toulouse, Pusan and Paris).
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