Eric Jacobsen (chemist)

Eric Niels Jacobsen
Born (1960-02-22) February 22, 1960 (age 64)
New York City, New York
Alma materNew York University
University of California, Berkeley
Known forJacobsen epoxidation
Hydrogen-bond catalysis
AwardsBristol-DTC-Syngenta Award, Remsen Award, Fannie–Cox Teaching Award, Harvard University
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsHarvard University
ThesisSynthesis and Reactions of Dinuclear Transition Metal Complexes Containing Bridging Ligands Relevant to Heterogeneous Catalysis (1986)
Doctoral advisorRobert G. Bergman
Other academic advisorsKarl Barry Sharpless
Yorke E. Rhodes
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Eric N. Jacobsen (born February 22, 1960, in New York City, New York) is the Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry and former chair of the department of chemistry and chemical biology at Harvard University. He is a prominent figure in the field of organic chemistry and is best known for the development of the Jacobsen epoxidation and other work in selective catalysis.