Prof. Dr. Matthew S. Sigman

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsOrganic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
Keywordsphysical organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, synthetic organic

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CitySalt Lake City
InstitutionUniversity of Utah
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Martin OestreichInstitut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2018

Programme(s)

2017Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Sigman is a leading figure at the intersection of synthetic organic and physical organic chemistry with particular relevance to asymmetric catalysis. His laboratory introduced several physical organic tools to guide ligand and catalyst design, thereby enabling the prediction of reaction outcomes through virtual screening of ligand libraries. During his stay in Germany, he will engage in the application of those techniques to further synthetic and mechanistic problems.