Prof. Dr. Michael J. Krische

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsOrganic Molecular Chemistry
KeywordsSynthetische Organische Chemie, asymmetrische Katalyse
Honours and awards

2020: ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry

2019: Korean Society of Organic Chemistry Lectureship Award

2019: Ta-Shue Chou Lectureship Award, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

2017: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

2015: Eun Lee Lectureship Award, Korea

2015: Royal Society of Chemistry, Pedler Award

2013: ACS Cope Scholar Award

2013: Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

2013: Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship

2012: GlaxoSmithKline Scholar Award

2010: Mukaiyama Award

2009: Humboldt Foundation Senior Research Award

2009: Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award

2008: Novartis Lectureship Award

2007: ACS Elias J. Corey Award

2007: Dowpharma Prize - Creativity in Chiral Chemistry

2007: Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

2005: Johnson & Johnson Focused Giving Award

2003: Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow

2003: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

2002: Cottrell Scholar Award

2000: National Science Foundation, CAREER Award

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityAustin
InstitutionUniversity of Texas at Austin
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Bernhard BreitInstitut für Organische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Mathias ChristmannAbteilung Organische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2009

Programme(s)

2008Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Krische is a leading international organic chemist who has contributed fundamentally to the development of catalytic organic synthesis. During the last decade he has developed a new class of reductive carbon-carbon bond forming reactions which have revolutionized chemists' thinking on how to construct organic molecules. Krische's chemistry is intrinsically waste-free, in contrast to the traditionally employed organometallic chemistry relying on organolithium and magnesium compounds. This work has led to breakthrough in synthetic methodology, and in the long run it may become of fundamental importance for intermediate and fine chemical synthesis in the chemical industry. In Germany he will continue to develop new catalytic and resource saving chemical transformations.