Mark Lautens

Prof. Dr. Mark Lautens
O.C. FRSC
Born Mark Lautens
July 9, 1959
Hamilton, Ontario
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater

University of Guelph (B.Sc) 1981 University of Wisconson-Madison (Ph.D) 1985

Harvard University (Post-Doctoral Research) 1985-1987
Occupation University Professor of Organic Chemistry
Years active 1987 - present
Known for Chemistry, Catalysis, Science Advocacy
Awards J.J. Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award, Killam Fellowship

Mark Lautens is a Canadian chemist and J. Bryan Jones Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Toronto. He is known for his involvement in the developments of asymmetric ring-opening chemistry, synthetic utility and scope of the Catellani Reaction reaction including the use of ligands to facilitate the reaction[1][2], carbohalogenation[3], multi-component multi-catalyst reactions, and domino catalysis. He has supervised over 50 doctoral students and has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.

Biography

Mark Lautens, O.C., FRSC (born July 9, 1959) is a Canadian organic chemist and is a University Professor at the University Of Toronto. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Lautens received a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction from the University of Guelph in 1981 where he worked with Professor Gord Lange. He then moved to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for his Ph.D. (1981-1985) working with Professor Barry M. Trost with an NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship. Following graduation, he was an NSERC PDF at Harvard University (1985-1987) in the laboratories of Professor David A. Evans. In 1987 he was appointed as an NSERC URF assistant professor at the University of Toronto and was promoted to professor in 1995. Since 2012, he has held the rank of University Professor, awarded to up to 2% of the faculty at the University of Toronto.[4]

Science advocacy

Lautens has also made an effort to improve government support for funding science in Canada, and for young researchers in particular, by contributing op-ed pieces to the The Globe and Mail[5][6] and The Hill Times[7]. He has also described his personal experiences while presiding at citizenship ceremonies.[8]

Honours and awards

Lautens was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2001.[4] He is currently the AstraZeneca Professor of Organic Chemistry (1993–present) and was an NSERC/Merck Frosst Industrial Research Chair (2003–2013). In 2009, he was an Alexander von Humboldt awardee. In 2013, he was awarded the Chemical Institute of Canada's CIC Medal.[9] In 2014, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions at the forefront of organic chemistry, which have led to the creation of new medicinal compounds with fewer side effects".[10] He was awarded an honorary degree, Doctor of Science, honoris causa, from the University of Guelph in 2016.[11] In 2017, he was awarded the Henry Marshall Tory Medal from the Royal Society of Canada.[12] In addition to his awards for his research, he received the J.J. Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award in 2017, which recognizes outstanding performance in the multiple roles associated with doctoral supervision.[13]

Other awards

  • E.W.R. Steacie Fellow (1994)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2001)
  • A. C. Cope Scholar (2006)
  • Alexander von Humboldt Awardee (2009–2015)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of UK (2011)
  • Royal Society of Canada Pedler Award (2011)[14]
  • Killam Research Fellowship (2013–2015)[15]
  • Officer of the Order of Canada (2014)[16]
  • CIC Catalysis Award (2016)
  • J.J. Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award (2017)[13]
  • Henry Marshall Tory Medal (2017)

References

  1. ↑ "Remote C−H alkylation and C−C bond cleavage enabled by an in situ generated palladacycle".
  2. ↑ "Palladium-catalysed norbornene-mediated C–H functionalization of arenes".
  3. ↑ "Palladium-Catalyzed Carboiodination of Alkenes: Carbon−Carbon Bond Formation with Retention of Reactive Functionality".
  4. 1 2 "Curriculum Vitae".
  5. ↑ "Young scientists face too many funding obstacles".
  6. ↑ "The 'science budget' reveals the need for new research strategies".
  7. ↑ "Canada's research stars should get a shot at same funding as foreign scholars".
  8. ↑ "What I learn from new Canadians".
  9. ↑ "Mark Lautens".
  10. ↑ "Governor General Announces 95 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". December 26, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Four to Receive Honorary Degrees at Fall 2016 Convocation".
  12. ↑ "Professor Mark Lautens Awarded Henry Marhsall Tory Medal".
  13. 1 2 "Mark Lautens receives JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award".
  14. ↑ "Pedler Award 2011 Winner".
  15. ↑ "Better living through chemistry: Mark Lautens".
  16. ↑ "Q&A with Mark Lautens, Order of Canada honouree".



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