- Organic Synthesis
- Catalysis
- Chemical Biology
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David MacMillan is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University , where he has served since 2006. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2021) for asymmetric organocatalysis and knighted in 2022. His research spans organic synthesis , photoredox catalysis , metallaphotoredox , and chemical biology . He pioneered the Merck-Princeton photoreactor for standardized photocatalytic reactions. Academic Affiliation: Princeton University, California Institute of Technology (2000-2006), University of California, Berkeley (1998-2000) Leadership: Chair of Princeton Chemistry Department (2010-2015) His work focuses on radical sorting (SH2 mechanism) for C(sp³)–C(sp³) bond formation, µMap technology for sub-cellular protein proximity labeling, and merging photoredox with Ni/Cu catalysis to enable novel reactivity paradigms. He emphasizes medicinal and agrochemical applications through structural motif synthesis. Scientific Awards include 18+ international prizes, with the Nobel Prize , Centenary Prize , Nagoya Medal , and fellowships in the National Academy of Sciences , Royal Society , and American Academy of Arts and Sciences . His group has published over 100 photoredox works in Science and Nature , including breakthroughs in deoxygenative reactions and bioisostere synthesis .