Rick L. Danheiser

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Rick L. Danheiser
Born	(1951-10-12) October 12, 1951 (age 72)
Education	Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Organic chemistry
Thesis	The Total Synthesis of Gibberellic Acid (1978)
Doctoral advisor	E. J. Corey
Other academic advisors	Gilbert Stork
Notable students	James Nowick
Website	danheiserlab.mit.edu

Rick L. Danheiser is an American organic chemist and is the Arthur C. Cope Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and chair of the MIT faculty. His research involves the invention of new methods for the synthesis of complex organic compounds. Danheiser is known for the Danheiser annulation and Danheiser benzannulation reactions.