photo Ryōji Noyori

Ryōji Noyori

Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 2001
for their work on chirally catalysed hydrogenation reactions
Citizenship
Japan Japan
Languages
Japanese
date of birth
9/3/1938
place of birth
Ashiya
Age
88 years
educated at
  • Kyoto University
    • academic degree: bachelor's degree
    • end time: 1/1/1961
    • start time: 1/1/1957
  • Kyoto University
    • academic degree: doctorate
    • start time: 1/1/1963
    • end time: 1/1/1967
  • Kyoto University
    • academic degree: master's degree
    • end time: 1/1/1963
    • start time: 1/1/1961
  • Nada Junior and Senior High School
  • Harvard University
  • Nagoya University
field of work
  • chemistry
  • physical chemistry
  • organic chemistry
occupation
  • professor
  • chemist
member of
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Royal Society
  • European Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1/1/2002
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Japan Academy
    • start time: 12/12/2002
  • Pontifical Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 10/1/2002
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1/1/2003
employer
  • Nagoya University
  • Meijo University
  • Harvard University
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