George Whitesides
Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Research Professor
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George M. Whitesides was born August 3, 1939 in Louisville, KY. He received an A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1960 and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology (with J.D. Roberts) in 1964. He was a member of the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1963 to 1982. He joined the Department of Chemistry of Harvard University in 1982, and was Department Chairman 1986-89, and Mallinckrodt Professor of Chemistry from 1982-2004. He is now the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor.
Contact
Phone: 617-495-9430
Additional Website: https://chemistry.harvard.edu/people/george-whitesides
Expertise
Physical and Organic Chemistry
Materials Science
Biophysics
Complexity
Surface Science
Microfluidics
Self-Assembly
Micro- and Nanotechnology
Science for Developing Economics
Origin of Life
Cell-Surface Biochemistry
Materials Science
Biophysics
Complexity
Surface Science
Microfluidics
Self-Assembly
Micro- and Nanotechnology
Science for Developing Economics
Origin of Life
Cell-Surface Biochemistry
Outside professional activities
Outside Professional Activities
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The Salata institute
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