2007 - Prof. Sir James Fraser Stoddart-

Professor James Fraser Stoddart

King Faisal Prize in Science 2007 Laureate

Topic: "Chemistry"

A major facet of scientific progress lies in the training of young scientists to carry the torch of discovery and invention in the sciences onwards and upwards into the next generation

Nationality: United Kingdom
Born: 24/5/1942, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Professor James Fraser Stoddart was awarded the prize for his work in molecular recognition and self-assembly. His introduction of quick and efficient template-directed synthetic routes to mechanically interlocked molecular compounds is of seminal importance. It has changed dramatically the way chemists think about molecular systems and how they can be used in the fabrication of molecular switches and machines such as molecular elevators and shuttles.
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