George M. Whitesides
Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Research Professor
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 in 1964. He was a member of the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1963 to 1982 and joined the Department of Chemistry of Harvard University in 1982. He 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.
Achievements
ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholar
Listed among the top-ranked scholars on ScholarGPS in physical sciences.
2025
Harvard University
Publicly affiliated with Harvard University.
2025
Chemistry
Recognized in ScholarGPS rankings for chemistry.
2025
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