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Moungi G. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.
The 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the metathesis method in organic synthesis.
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Robert _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for investigations on plant products of biological importance.
Paul J. _ _ _ _ _ won the 1974 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for fundamental work in the physical chemistry of macromolecules.
Max Ferdinand _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies of the structures of globular proteins.
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William Francis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributions in chemical thermodynamics.
GIAUQUEThe 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for studies of extremely fast chemical reactions.
EIGENWillard Frank _ _ _ _ _ won the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his method to use carbon-14 for age determination.
LIBBYThe 1905 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for advancement of organic chemistry through work on organic dyes.
BAEYERThe 1914 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for accurate determinations of atomic weight.
RICHARDSThe 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors.
LEFKOWITZJean-Pierre _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.
SAUVAGEK. Barry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for chirally catalysed oxidation reactions.
SHARPLESSMartin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
KARPLUSFrederic _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the synthesis of new radioactive elements.
JOLIOTKenichi _ _ _ _ _ won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for theories concerning the course of chemical reactions.
FUKUIDemis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for protein structure prediction.
HASSABISEdwin Mattison _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries in the chemistry of transuranium elements.
MCMILLANPaul J. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for atmospheric chemistry concerning ozone formation and decomposition.
CRUTZENRobert S. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for fundamental work on chemical bonds and electronic structure.
MULLIKENFrederick _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on the structure of proteins, especially insulin.
SANGERThe 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for work on biochemically important sulphur compounds.
VIGNEAUDThe 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of crystallographic electron microscopy.
KLUGRoderick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for structural and mechanistic studies of ion channels.
MACKINNONDonald J. _ _ _ _ won the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for molecules with structure-specific interactions.
CRAMThe 1910 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for pioneer work in the field of alicyclic compounds.
WALLACHLinus _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research into the nature of the chemical bond.
PAULINGDorothy Crowfoot _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for X-ray determinations of the structures of biochemical substances.
HODGKINThe 2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces.
ERTLThe 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for investigations of the constitution of the bile acids.
WIELANDThe 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery of catalytic properties of RNA.
ALTMANThe 1977 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics.
PRIGOGINEThe 1943 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the use of isotopes as tracers in chemical processes.
HEVESYThe 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for chirally catalysed hydrogenation reactions.
KNOWLESThe 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in biosynthesis.
LELOIRThe 1991 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for high resolution NMR spectroscopy.
ERNSTThe 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for transition states of chemical reactions using femtosecond spectroscopy.
ZEWAILThe 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy.
BETZIGArthur _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for investigations on the fermentation of sugar.
HARDENWalter Norman _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C.
HAWORTHThe 1959 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery and development of polarographic methods.
HEYROVSKYPeter D. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1978 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for understanding biological energy transfer.
MITCHELLWalter _ _ _ _ won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of density-functional theory.
KOHNThe 1936 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for contributions to knowledge of molecular structure.
DEBYEThe 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the invention of partition chromatography.
MARTINWilliam _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air.
RAMSAYHermann Emil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1902 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on sugar and purine syntheses.
FISCHERFritz _ _ _ _ _ won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the synthesis of ammonia from its elements.
HABERAlfred _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on the linkage of atoms in molecules.
WERNERThe 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
CORNFORTHFrederick _ _ _ _ _ won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the chemistry of radioactive substances and isotopes.
SODDYThe 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.
HECKHenri _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for investigation and isolation of the element fluorine.
MOISSANThe 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks.
KITAGAWAThe 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for discovery of isotopes using the mass spectrograph.
ASTONAlan J. _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and development of conductive polymers.
HEEGERThe 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for computational protein design.
BAKERDan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of quasicrystals.
SHECHTMANThe 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for research on carbon dioxide assimilation in plants.
CALVINRoger D. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription.
KORNBERGThe 1950 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery and development of the diene synthesis.
DIELSThe 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for his work in thermochemistry.
NERNSTThe 1938 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for his work on carotenoids and vitamins.
KUHNWilhelm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1909 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on catalysis and chemical equilibria.
OSTWALDThe 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.
BERTOZZILeopold _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes.
RUZICKARudolph A. _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the theory of electron transfer reactions.
MARCUSIrving _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1932 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries in surface chemistry.
LANGMUIRThe 1965 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for his outstanding achievements in the art of organic synthesis.
WOODWARDThe 1925 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for showing the heterogeneous nature of colloid solutions.
ZSIGMONDYElias James _ _ _ _ _ won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the theory and methodology of organic synthesis.
COREYThe 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for work on ribonuclease and the amino acid sequence.
ANFINSENThe 1948 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for research on electrophoresis and adsorption analysis.
TISELIUSThe 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for direct methods for determination of crystal structures.
HAUPTMANHenry _ _ _ _ _ won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on the mechanisms of electron transfer reactions.
TAUBEThe 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for cryo-electron microscopy for high-resolution structure determination.
DUBOCHETWilliam N. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1976 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies on the structure of boranes.
LIPSCOMBThe 1931 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the invention of chemical high pressure methods.
BOSCHGerhard _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for knowledge of the electronic structure of molecules.
HERZBERGThe 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for soft desorption ionisation methods for mass spectrometry.
FENNMarie _ _ _ _ _ won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery of the elements radium and polonium.
CURIEArtturi Ilmari _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research in agricultural and nutrition chemistry.
VIRTANENThe 1907 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for discovery of cell-free fermentation.
BUCHNERThe 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery of heavy hydrogen.
UREYThe 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery of an ion-transporting enzyme, Na+, K+-ATPase.
SKOUThe 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for boron-containing compounds in organic synthesis.
BROWNOsamu _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of the green fluorescent protein, GFP.
SHIMOMURAThe 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery that enzymes can be crystallized.
SUMNERThe 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery of fullerenes.
CURLThe 1903 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for electrolytic theory of dissociation.
ARRHENIUSThe 1963 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for discoveries in the chemistry and technology of high polymers.
ZIEGLERPaul D. _ _ _ _ _ won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the enzymatic mechanism underlying ATP synthesis.
BOYERBenjamin _ _ _ _ won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.
LISTDerek H. R. _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry.
BARTONThe 1912 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for discovering a widely used organomagnesium compound for forming carbon-carbon bonds.
GRIGNARDFritz _ _ _ _ _ won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of micro-analysis of organic substances.
PREGLThe 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the invention of the polymerase chain reaction method.
MULLISThe 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for phage display of peptides and antibodies.
SMITHFrances _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the directed evolution of enzymes.
ARNOLDThe 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for his work on disperse systems.
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