Richard R. Schrock

Richard Royce Schrock (born January 4, 1945) was one of the recipients of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contribution to the metathesis method in organic chemistry.

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January 4 - 1945 - 2005 - Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Organic chemistry

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Born in Berne, Indiana, Schrock went to high school in San Diego, California. He holds a B.A. (1967) from the University of California at Riverside and a Ph.D. (1971) from Harvard University. At Harvard he studied under J. A. Osborn. In 1971-72, he carried out postdoctoral studies at the University of Cambridge with Lord Jack Lewis. In 1972, he was hired by E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, where he worked in the group of George Parshall. He joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975 and became full professor in 1980. He has held his current post, the Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry, at MIT since 1989. Schrock is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. He has two children.

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Berne, Indiana - San Diego, California - 1967 - University of California at Riverside - 1971 - Harvard University - J. A. Osborn - University of Cambridge - Jack Lewis - 1972 - DuPont - George Parshall - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1975 - Professor - 1980 - Frederick G. Keyes - 1989 - American Academy of Arts and Sciences - National Academy of Sciences

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In 2005, Schrock received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Robert H. Grubbs and Yves Chauvin, for his work in the area of olefin metathesis, an organic synthesis technique.

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2005 - Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Robert H. Grubbs - Yves Chauvin - Olefin metathesis - Organic synthesis

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