Alois Fürstner

Alois Fürstner (born 23 July 1962) is an Austrian chemist. He is director of Organometallic Chemistry at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim, Germany.[1]

Alois Fürstner
Born	(1962-07-23) 23 July 1962
Citizenship	Austria
Awards	Leibniz Prize (1999) Centenary Prize (2004) Otto Bayer Prize (2006) Heinrich Wieland Prize (2006) Janssen Prize (2008) Ziegler Award (2013) Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize (2013)
Scientific career
Fields	Organic chemistry
Institutions	Max Planck Institute for Coal Research

He has been awarded the Leibniz Prize (1999),[1] the Royal Society of Chemistry's Centenary Prize (2004),[2] the Heinrich Wieland Prize (2006),[1] the Otto Bayer Prize (2006),[1] the Janssen Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis (2008),[3] the Karl Ziegler Prize (2013),[4] and the Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize (2013).[5] He was elected a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2002.[6]

References

1. "Organometallic Chemistry". Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
2. "RSC Centenary Prizes". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
3. "PROF. A. Fürstner". www.janssenpharmaceuticaprize.com. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
4. "Karl-Ziegler-Stiftung" [Karl Ziegler Foundation]. Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V. (in German). Retrieved 5 November 2018.
5. "Attribution du Prix Gay-Lussac Humboldt 2013" [Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize 2013]. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2018.
6. "List of Members". Leopoldina. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.