Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski gives lecture at the KF

World-renowned Chemist Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Gives a Lecture at the Kosciuszko Foundation


 

Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, one of the world's foremost researchers in the field of polymer chemistry, best known for the discovery of atom radical transfer polymerization (ATRP), was a guest lecturer at the Kosciuszko Foundation's Collegium of Eminent Scientists Event Series held on January 26, 2019 at the Foundation's House in New York City.

Professor Matyjaszewski, J.C. Warner University Professor of Natural Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University presented a lecture titled: "Macromolecular Engineering by Taming Free Radicals" which elaborated on the advantages of the application of ATRP. He explained how this method of polymer synthesis allows scientists to create a wide range of materials with highly specific, tailored functionalities used for the production of advanced materials, such as health and beauty products, biomedical and electronic materials, dispersants, lubricants, additives, or sealants.

Born in Konstantynow, Poland, Prof. Matyjaszewski received his doctorate from the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1976 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Florida in 1977. From 1978 to 1984, he was a research associate of the Polish Academy of Sciences. From 1984 to 1985, Matyjaszewski held appointments at the University of Paris, first as a research associate and then as a visiting professor. In 1985, he joined Carnegie Mellon, where he founded and currently directs the Center for Macromolecular Engineering. In 1998, he was appointed the J.C. Warner Professor of Natural Sciences, and in 2004 he was named a University Professor, the highest distinction faculty can achieve at Carnegie Mellon. He also holds appointments at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Pittsburg and at the Lodz Polytechnic as well as at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Lodz.

Contributions of Professor Matyjaszewski have had a profound impact on various fields of materials chemistry. His research group has continued to develop ATRP since its discovery in 1994, improving the technique and extending its use to many applications in the automotive, building materials, medical, energy and environmental fields.

Prof. Matyjaszewski is also one of the leading educators in the field of polymer chemistry. He has authored 23 books, 98 book chapters and more than 1100 peer-reviewed scientific papers. He holds 61 US patents and his work has been cited in the scientific literature more than 102,000 times, making him one of the most cited chemists in the world. Awards that Professor Matyjaszewski received include 2017 Franklin Medal in Chemistry, 2016 Casimir Funk Natural Sciences Award, 2015 Dreyfus Prize in Chemical Sciences, 2012 Maria Curie Medal, 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry. In addition, he received ten honorary degrees and is a member of National Academy of Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of National Academy of Inventors and American Chemical Society.

 


 

The Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent Scientists was established in 2012 with the goals to honor eminent scientists of Polish origin and ancestry who have achieved recognition in the USA; to recognize, highlight, and publicize their achievements and important contributions to the respective fields of science and to identify, record, and catalogue eminent Polish scientists and scientists of Polish descent residing in America.

 

<< Return to KF NEWS

Assemblyman Ramos Visits Kosciuszko Foundation/Folkowisko Operation on Ukrainian Border

Help Ukraine Now

KF Online Programs

Upcoming Events - Live at the KF NY

KF NEWS

KF is hiring: Development Manager

2022 Witold Lipski Awards

Maciej Olchawa - First KF Scholar at Loyola University Chicago

The 2022 Teaching English in Poland Program has officially started!

THE BOHDAN AND ZIGMUNT JANCZEWSKI AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO DR. NASTAZJA DAGNY PILONIS

2021 KF Chopin Piano Academy Online

In Memoriam Dr. Darzynkiewicz

A Few Words From The KF President

KF requests that Fort Bragg be renamed Fort Kosciuszko

The Official Statement regarding the Desecration of Tadeusz Kosciuszko Statue in Washington D.C.

Support The Restoration Of Historic Statues in Washington, DC

The Official Statement

Happy Easter and Happy Passover

Stay Home With the KF!

The 85th Dinner & Ball Postponed

Krzysztof Penderecki Dies at 86

Passing of Dr. Ronald_Hagadus

March 18th, 2020

March 13h, 2020

Frances Gates - Funeral info

A wrap-up of the Year of Cultural Events at the KF - Photo Highlights

The KF Exchange to the US Program - Awards Ceremony

Frank Wilczek Award Established

Job Announcement - The KF Visiting Professorship - academic year 2019/2020

Stephanie Mucha, the Oracle of Buffalo, dies at 101

Lubomir Tomaszewski dies at the age of 95

GŁOSY GÓR przybywają do Carnegie Hall - artykul Romana Markowicza

TWO TIMES EMOTION - August 23rd, 2018

Passing of Dr. Thaddeus Radzilowski

WALK AWAY & FACES OF MUSIC - June 26th, 2018

Select USA Investment Summit in Washington DC - June 20, 2018

Master & Students 2018 - JUNE 3, 2018

New Exchange Award to Celebrate Polish-U.S. History May 17, 2018

Save Katyn Memorial in Jersey City - Press Release

The Author's Evening with Monika Jablonska April 3, 2018

The Kosciuszko Foundation 2018 Alumni Association Conference

Donna - a concert by the Metropolitan Opera Singers: Edyta Kulczak & Dísella Lárusdóttir at The KF February 24, 2018

Paderewski and World Politics by Marek Zebrowski at The KF February 8, 2018

Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski gives lecture at the KF

The Polish American Medical Society (PAMS) from Chicago for The KF January 18, 2018

POLA NEGRI - Life of a star - The screening of the documentary film by Mariusz Kotowski - January 18, 2018,

Santa Santa - an exhibit and Christmas Carols at The KF January 7, 2018

Janczewski Award 2017 - December 4th, 2017

KF President responds to Polish jokes on NBC SNL November 6, 2017

Job Announcement-The KF Visiting Professorship - academic year 2018/2019

Albert Juszczak, former KF President dies at 70

President of Poland Andrzej Duda visits the KF September 20, 2017

Tomasz Kierul appointed Director of Development

Zbigniew Brzezinski Dies at 89

Magdalena Abakanowicz, KF Honorary Trustee Dies at the age of 86

Kosciuszko Commemoration Fund

In Memoriam: Jadzia Barwick

Marek Skulimowski elected KF President and Executive Director

Job Announcement-The KF Visiting Professorship

Dr. Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz - video

In Memoriam: Maria Hagadus

Dr. John Micgiel New President of the KF

Dr. Malgorzata Mazurek - the first incumbent of the Polish Studies Professorship at Columbia University

In Memoriam Anna Utecht

THE GRADUATION OF THE FIRST EDITION OF FLYING UNIVERSITY FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS (FUUS)

The KFDC Virtual Fundraising Gala 2021

Kosciuszko TV

Past events

Photo Gallery

book

Happy Birthday to the founding father of the Kosciuszko Foundation

KOSCIUSZKO JAZZ: The KF x Blues Alley Jazz Club Project

Scholarships End of Year Report