John P. Wolfe
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Wolfe in 2014
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| Born |
August 12, 1970 Greeley, Colorado, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Organic chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, New Synthetic Methods, Catalysis, Natural Product Synthesis |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado, Boulder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Irvine |
| Doctoral advisor | Stephen L. Buchwald |
| Other academic advisors | Larry E. Overman |
John P. Wolfe (born August 12, 1970) is an American chemist and a professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan. He is best known for his palladium-catalyzed C-C and C-N bond formation. He was also one of the key scientists in the development of the Buchwald ligands, one of which is appropriately named “JohnPhos”. As an educator at the University of Michigan since 2002, he has the undergraduate education at the University in general. He has fittingly received awards for dapping excellence in teaching.
John P. Wolfe was born in Greeley, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1994 with a B.A. in Chemistry. During his undergraduate career, he served as an undergraduate research assistant for Professor Gary A. Molander, focusing on the development of a SmI2-promoted alternative to the cyanoacetic ester synthesis.
After receiving his bachelor's degree from Colorado in 1994, he entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he later earned his Ph.D. under Professor Stephen L. Buchwald in 1999 . During his five years at MIT, Wolfe coauthored 9 patents and 20 publications. Upon the completion of his Ph.D., he moved to University of California, Irvine, where he joined Professor Larry E. Overman and his research group as a National Institute of Health (NIH) National Research Service Award (NRSA) postdoctoral fellow.
In 2002, Wolfe moved to Ann Arbor, MI, where he joined the University of Michigan faculty. Since then his research has focused on numerous topics in chemistry, which altogether direct towards the development of new metal-catalyzed reactions for the synthesis of interesting, biologically active compounds. At Michigan, Wolfe is one of the most admired professors in the chemistry department for his outstanding lectures, especially in organic chemistry. The University has recognized his contributions by presenting him with teaching awards, and his students quote him as “the best professor [they]’ve had at University of Michigan”, “he make[s] organic chemistry fun and not intimidating” and “words cannot express how great of a teacher and person he is”.
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