Manfred T. Reetz | |
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| Born | 13 August 1943 |
| Citizenship | Germany |
| Education | University of Göttingen (PhD, 1969) University of Michigan Washington University |
| Awards | Leibniz Prize (1989) Nagoya Gold Medal Award (2000) Centenary Prize (2002) Ziegler Prize (2005) Prelog Medal (2006) Arthur C. Cope Award (2009) Tetrahedron Prize (2011) Otto Hahn Prize (2011) IKCOC Prize (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim |
| Doctoral advisor | Ulrich Schöllkopf |
Manfred Theodor Reetz (born 13 August 1943)[1] is a German chemist and professor of organic chemistry, who served as director of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research from 1991 until 2011. His research focuses on directed evolution, enzymes in organic chemistry, and stereoselective biocatalysis.[2]
- ^ "Organische Synthese" [Organic Synthesis]. Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (in German). 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "75th Birthday: Manfred T. Reetz". ChemistryViews. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.