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  • 2015 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2013 - Japan Prize for development of chemically amplified resist polymer materials for innovative semiconductor manufacturing process.
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2009 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2007 - Arthur C. Cope Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the discovery, development, and engineering of new materials for microlithography and separation technologies.
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jean M. J. Fréchet is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of engineering, materials science, and chemistry. Their work encompasses specialized subfields including biomedical engineering, biomaterials, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's recent publication is titled Reduction Triggered In Situ Polymerization in Living Mice, published in 2020 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. This publication has accrued 58 citations.

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Lina Cui
  • Sandro Vivona
  • Bryan Ronain Smith
  • Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli
  • Jun Liu

Jean M. J. Fréchet's research has appeared predominantly in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, reflecting a focus on interdisciplinary chemistry and materials research.

The main topics covered in their work are:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Supramolecular self-assembly in materials
  • Click chemistry and applications

Recognized by multiple professional organizations and honors, Jean M. J. Fréchet's awards include:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2015)
  • Japan Prize (2013) for development of chemically amplified resist polymer materials for innovative semiconductor manufacturing processes
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2010)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (2009)
  • Arthur C. Cope Award, American Chemical Society (2007)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2000) for contributions to discovery, development, and engineering of new materials for microlithography and separation technologies
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2000)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1999)

Best Publications

  • Polymer–Fullerene Composite Solar Cells

    Barry C. Thompson;Barry C. Thompson;Jean M. J. Fréchet;Jean M. J. Fréchet

  • Preparation of polymers with controlled molecular architecture. A new convergent approach to dendritic macromolecules

    Craig J. Hawker;Jean M. J. Frechet

  • Designing dendrimers for biological applications.

    Cameron C Lee;John A MacKay;Jean M J Fréchet;Francis C Szoka

  • Functional polymers and dendrimers: reactivity, molecular architecture, and interfacial energy

    Jean M. J. Fréchet

  • Organic semiconducting oligomers for use in thin film transistors.

    Amanda R. Murphy;Jean M. J. Frechet

  • Convergent Dendrons and Dendrimers: from Synthesis to Applications

    Scott M. Grayson and;Jean M. J. Fréchet

  • Dendrimers and other dendritic polymers

    J. M. J. Fréchet;Donald A. Tomalia

  • Introduction to the Dendritic State

    D. A. Tomalia;J. M. J. Fréchet

  • Dendrimers and dendritic polymers in drug delivery.

    Elizabeth R Gillies;Jean M J Fréchet

  • Molecular design and ordering effects in π-functional materials for transistor and solar cell applications.

    Pierre M. Beaujuge;Jean M. J. Fréchet

  • Efficiency and Fidelity in a Click-Chemistry Route to Triazole Dendrimers by the Copper(I)-Catalyzed Ligation of Azides and Alkynes

    Peng Wu;Alina K. Feldman;Anne K. Nugent;Craig J. Hawker

  • One-step synthesis of hyperbranched dendritic polyesters

    C. J. Hawker;R. Lee;J. M. J. Frechet

  • Dependence of Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Film Morphology and Field-Effect Mobility on Molecular Weight

    R.Joseph Kline;Michael D. McGehee;Ekaterina N. Kadnikova;Jinsong Liu

  • Dendritic Encapsulation of Function: Applying Nature's Site Isolation Principle from Biomimetics to Materials Science.

    Stefan Hecht;Jean M. J. Fréchet

  • Continuous rods of macroporous polymer as high-performance liquid chromatography separation media

    Frantisek. Svec;Jean M. J. Frechet

  • Controlling the Field‐Effect Mobility of Regioregular Polythiophene by Changing the Molecular Weight

    R.J. Kline;M.D. McGehee;E.N. Kadnikova;E.N. Kadnikova;J. Liu;J. Liu

  • Discovery of dendrimers and dendritic polymers: A brief historical perspective*

    Donald A. Tomalia;Jean M. J. Fréchet

  • Self-condensing vinyl polymerization: an approach to dendritic materials.

    Jean M. J. Fréchet;Masahiro Henmi;Ivan Gitsov;Sadahito Aoshima

  • Dendrimers and Other Dendritic Polymers: Frechet/Dendrimers

    Jean M. J. Fréchet;Donald A. Tomalia

  • Synthetic Control of Structural Order in N-Alkylthieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-Based Polymers for Efficient Solar Cells

    Claudia Piliego;Thomas W. Holcombe;Jessica D. Douglas;Claire H. Woo

Frequent Co-Authors

Frantisek Svec
Frantisek Svec Charles University
Craig J. Hawker
Craig J. Hawker University of California, Santa Barbara
C. Grant Willson
C. Grant Willson The University of Texas at Austin
Karen L. Wooley
Karen L. Wooley Texas A&M University
Takashi Kato
Takashi Kato University of Tokyo
Francis C. Szoka
Francis C. Szoka University of California, San Francisco
Vivek Subramanian
Vivek Subramanian École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Michael D. McGehee
Michael D. McGehee University of Colorado Boulder
Biwu Ma
Biwu Ma Florida State University
Alex Zettl
Alex Zettl University of California, Berkeley

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