Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University, received the Fred Kavli Innovations in Chemistry Award for revolutionizing polymer chemistry by developing atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). In this lecture, he traces ATRP’s 30-year evolution from its debut at an ACS meeting to a globally impactful technique driving over 170,000 patents and applications across a $20 billion market, highlighting innovations in catalyst design, environmental sustainability, and precision control over polymer structures.
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