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Ben Feringa

Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 2016
for the design and synthesis of molecular machines
Citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands
Languages
English, Dutch
date of birth
5/18/1951
place of birth
Barger-Compascuum
Age
75 years
educated at
  • University of Groningen
    • end time: 1/1/1978
    • start time: 1/1/1969
employer
  • University of Groningen
    • start time: 5/16/1988
  • University of Groningen
    • start time: 1/1/2008
    • end time: 1/1/2013
member of
  • Academia Europaea
    • start time: 1/1/2010
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
    • start time: 1/1/2006
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1/1/2019
  • Royal Society
    • start time: 4/29/2020
  • Royal Netherlands Chemical Society
  • American Chemical Society
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
field of work
  • molecular nanotechnology
  • organic chemistry
occupation
  • chemist
  • university teacher
  • photochemist
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