Lecture followed by Q&A
Witte Hall, 998 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach
Wednesday, March 24, 2027, 7:00pm
SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENCE
Revolutionizing Chemical Synthesis
David MacMillan, PhD
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University
Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry
Wednesday, March 24, 2027, 7:00pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Sir MacMillan started his doctoral studies with Professor Larry Overman at UC Irvine, followed by a postdoctoral position with Professor Dave Evans at Harvard in 1996. He went on to further his research career at UC Berkeley and eventually moved to Caltech as the Earle C. Anthony Chair of Organic Chemistry. In 2006, he became the A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Chemistry, where he served as Department Chair from 2010–2015. Currently, he holds the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton. He won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing asymmetric organocatalysis and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in July 2022. His research focuses on various areas of organic chemistry, including organocatalysis and photoredox catalysis.
