1. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences at the Carnegie Mellon University Matyjaszewski is best known for the discovery of atom transfer radical polymerization, a novel method of polymer synthesis that has revolutionized the way macromolecules are made.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski received the prestigious Wolf Prize in Chemistry in 2011, the Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences in 2015, and the Grand Prix de la Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie, France in 2020, and the National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences in 2023.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski began studying chemistry at Lodz University of Technology in late 1960s and later graduated from the Petrochemical University in Moscow.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski received his doctorate from the Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1976 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Florida in 1977.
From 1984 to 1985, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski held appointments at the University of Paris, first as a research associate and then as a visiting professor.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski founded and currently directs the university's Center for Macromolecular Engineering.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski is an adjunct professor in Carnegie Mellon's department of materials science and chemical engineering.
From 1994 to 1998, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski served as head of the department of chemistry at Carnegie Mellon and assisted in recruiting additional faculty with strengths in polymer chemistry.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski is a co-inventor on 72 issued US patented technologies and holds over 150 international patents.
One of the leading educators in the field of polymer chemistry, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski has mentored more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students since joining Carnegie Mellon.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski has co-authored 25 books, 100 book chapters and more than 1300 peer-reviewed scientific papers.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski has been honored by the American Chemical Society with the 2002 Polymer Chemistry Award, 2011 Applied Polymer Science Award, 2011 Herman Mark Award, 2015 Charles G Overberger Prize, 2019 Chemistry of Materials Award, 2020 Paul Flory Polymer Education Award and 2020 Nichols Medal.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Inventors, as well as a member of the Polish, Australian and European Academies of Sciences.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski is an honorary member of the Israeli and Chinese Chemical Societies.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski's work has been recognized in his native country of Poland.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski received honorary degrees from Polish universities Lodz University of Technology in 2007, Poznan University in 2016 and Rzeszow University of Technology in 2024.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski has received honorary degrees from the Technion, Israel, the University of Ghent, Belgium, Russian Academy of Sciences, University of Athens, Greece, Polytechnic Institute in Toulouse, France, Pusan National University in South Korea.