Christopher William Bielawski is a distinguished professor at

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST; ), is one of the four public universities in South Korea which are dedicated to research in science and technology, along with KAIST, GIST, and DGIST. UNIST was founded in 2007 in res ...

and group leader of the Synthesis Group in the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials. His research in synthesis and polymer chemistry has resulted in more than 290 publications and multiple patents. He is a member of the

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

, an honorary lifetime member of the Israeli Chemical Society, and has on the Editorial Advisory Boards at ''

Chemical Science Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their com ...

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Polymer Chemistry Polymer chemistry is a sub-discipline of chemistry that focuses on the structures, chemical synthesis, and chemical and physical properties of polymers and macromolecules. The principles and methods used within polymer chemistry are also applic ...

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Macromolecules A macromolecule is a "molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass." Polymers are physi ...

'' and an associate editor at ''Chemical Science''.

Education

Christopher majored in chemistry at the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the f ...

and worked with supramolecular systems as an undergraduate researcher for Prof. Jeffrey S. Moore. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with Highest Distinction in 1997. He then enrolled in the chemistry graduate studies program of the

California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California, United States. The university is responsible for many modern scientific advancements and is among a small group of institutes ...

. Working under Prof.

Robert H. Grubbs Robert Howard Grubbs ForMemRS (February 27, 1942 – December 19, 2021) was an American chemist and the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. He was a co-recipient o ...

as an NSF predoctoral fellow, he integrated olefin metathesis and tandem catalysis in the development of synthetic routes to polymeric materials and complex small molecules before completing his completed his PhD in chemistry in 2003.

Career

Staying at Caltech, he worked as an NIH postdoctoral fellow in the laboratories of Prof. David A. Tirrell. He next became an assistant professor of chemistry at the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...

in 2004, an associate professor in 2009, and a full professor in 2010. He became a World Class University Professor in Seoul National University in 2012 and a distinguished professor at

UNIST Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST; ), is one of the four public universities in South Korea which are dedicated to research in science and technology, along with KAIST, GIST, and DGIST. UNIST was founded in 2007 in res ...

in 2013 when UNIST and the

Institute for Basic Science The Institute for Basic Science (IBS; ) is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure basic research. Comprising approximately 30 research centers with more than 60 research groups ac ...

opened the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials. The Center was opened as part of reorganization efforts by UNIST to expand their basic science research.

Honors and awards

*2018:

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) Highly Cited Researcher *2016: Most Cited Researchers in Materials Science and Engineering *2014:

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) is one of the most prestigious awards conferred by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in the United Kingdom. Existing Fellows include award winning scientists and Nobel prize winners. FRSC awa ...

*2012: Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award,

*2011: Member of the American Nano Society *2011: Defense Science Study Group *2010: IUPAC-Samsung Young Polymer Scientist Award *2010:

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) is the highest honor bestowed by the United States federal government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers. T ...

(PECASE) *2009: Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry Award for Early Excellence in Physical Organic Chemistry *2008:

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards are awards given to early-career researchers in chemistry by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. "to support the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences ...

*2008:

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship The Sloan Research Fellowships are awarded annually by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1955 to "provide support and recognition to early-career scientists and scholars". This program is one of the oldest of its kind in the United States. ...

*2007:

Beckman Young Investigators Award The Beckman Young Investigators Award was established by Mabel and Arnold Beckman in 1991, and is now administered by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program is intended to provide research support to ...

*2003: Henkel Award *2000: Fellowship,

, Division of Organic Chemistry *1996: Member of the American Chemical Society *Honorary Lifetime Member of the Israeli Chemical Society

References

External links

UNIST – Christopher W. Bielawski

UNIST Chemistry – Christopher W. Bielawski

IBS Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials

Synthesis Group – IBS Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials

Google Scholar – Christopher W. Bielawski

Research Gate – Christopher W. Bielawski
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bielawski Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry Institute for Basic Science Living people 1973 births California Institute of Technology alumni University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumni Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers