Catalyst: Synthetic Organic Chemistry as a Force for Good

K.C. Nicolaou is currently the Harry C. Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University. He previously served concurrently as the founding chair of the Chemistry Department at the Scripps Research Institute and a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego (1989-2013). His research activities focus on the discovery and development of new synthetic strategies and technologies and their applications to the total synthesis of natural and designed molecules of biological and medical importance. He is a co-author of the Classics in Total Synthesis series (I-III) and Molecules That Changed the World.