Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
J. C. Warner University Professor of Natural Sciences, Chemistry
Director, Center for Macromolecular Engineering
- Mellon Institute 856
- 412-268-3209
Education
1976 Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences (Prof. S. Penczek, Thesis Advisor)Research
Polymer synthesis, controlled/living polymerization, macromolecular engineering, bio-related polymers, organic/inorganic hybrids, catalysis, green chemistry
- Macromolecular Engineering, preparation and processing of precisely controlled polymers to reach targeted materials properties. Correlation of macromolecular structure with macroscopic properties
- Synthesis of well defined macromolecules via living and controlled polymerizations. Radical, cationic, and anionic polymerization of alkenes and heterocyclics. Block, graft and gradient copolymers. Control of chain microstructure and topology. Functional polymers and telechelics
- Preparation of well defined polymers and hybrids for optoelectronic, biomedical and special applications.
- Inorganic and organometallic polymers
- Catalysis. Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
- Green Chemistry
Publications
Why do we need more active ATRP catalysts?
Francesca Lorandi, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Isr. J. Chem, 60, 108-123 (2020)
Fully oxygen–tolerant atom transfer radical polymerization triggered by sodium pyruvate
Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Matylda Łagodzińska, Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Adam Gorczyński, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Chem. Sci., 11, 8809-8816 (2020)
Iron Catalysts in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Molecules, 25 (7), 1648 (2020)
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Acrylic and Methacrylic Acids: Preparation of Acidic Polymers with Various Architectures
Francesca Lorandi, Marco Fantin, Yi Wang, Abdirisak A. Isse, Armando Gennaro, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, ACS MacroLetters, 9, 693-699 (2020)
p-Substituted Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amines as Ligands for Highly Active ATRP Catalysts: Facile Synthesis and Characterization
Alan E. Enciso, Francesca Lorandi, Arshad Mehmood, Marco Fantin, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Benjamin Janesko, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Angew. Chem., 59, 14910-14920 (2020)
Brush-modified materials: Control of Molecular Architecture, Assembly Behavior Properties and Applications
Jiajun Yan, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Prog. Polym. Sci., 100, 101180 (2020)
STEM gels by Controlled Radical Polymerization
Julia Cuthbert, Anna C. Balazs, Tomasz Kowalewski, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Trends in Chemistry 2, 341-353 (2020)
A Thermodynamic Roadmap for the Grafting-through Polymerization of PDMS11MA
Michael R. Martinez, Yidan Cong, Sergei S. Sheiko, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, ACS MacroLetters, 9, 1303-1309 (2020)
Surface engineering of liquid metal nanodroplets by attachable diblock copolymers
Qiangbing Wei, Mingkang Sun, Zongyu Wang, Jiajun Yan, Rui Yuan, Tong Liu, Carmel Majidi, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, ACS Nano, 14, 9884-9893 (2020)
Polymer Chemistry for Improving Lithium Metal Anodes
Sipei Li, Francesca Lorandi, Jay F. Whitacre , Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 221, 1900379 (2020)
Grafting polymer from oxygen-vacancy-rich nanoparticles to enable protective layers for stable lithium metal anode
Sipei Li, Tong Liu, Jiajun Yan, Jacob Flum, Han Wang, Francesca Lorandi, Zongyu Wang, Liye Fu, Leiming Hu, Yuqi Zhao, Rui Yuan, Mingkang Sun, Jay F. Whitacre, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Nano Energy, 76, 105046 (2020)
Engineering Exosome Polymer Hybrids by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Sushil Lathwal, Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni, Susanne Boye, Upenyu L. Muza, Shuntaro Takahashi, Naoki Sugimoto, Albena Lederer, Subha R. Das, Phil G. Campbell, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, PNAS, 118, e2020241118 (2021)
Making ATRP More Practical – Oxygen Tolerance
Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Liye Fu, Hossein Jafari, Kriti Kapil, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Acc. Chem. Res., 54, 1779−1790 (2021)
Conjugated Crosslinked Phenothiazines as Green-Light Heterogeneous Photocatalysts for Cu-Catalyzed ATRP
Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Francesca Lorandi, Matthew J. DiTucci, Mingkang Sun, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Tong Liu, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 143, 9630-9638 (2021)
Cu-catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in the Presence of Liquid Metal Nanodroplets
Qiangbing Wei, Mingkang Sun, Francesca Lorandi, Rongguan Yin, Jiajun Yan, Tong Liu, Tomasz Kowalewski, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Macromolecules, 54, 1631-1638 (2021)
Depolymerization of P(PDMS11MA) Bottlebrushes via ATRP with Activator Regeneration
Michael R. Martinez, Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Francesca Lorandi, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Macromolecules, 54, 5526-5538 (2021)
Synthesis and Applications of ZnO/Polymer Hybrids
Zongyu Wang, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, ACS Materials Letters, 3, 599−621 (2021)
Functional Polymers for Lithium Metal Batteries
Sipei Li, Francesca Lorandi, Han Wang, Tong Liu, Jay F. Whitacre, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Prog. Polym. Sci.. 122, 101453 (2021)
Tuning Dispersity of Linear Polymers and Polymeric Brushes Grown from Nanoparticles by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Rongguan Yin, Zongyu Wang, Michael Bockstaller and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Polymer Chem., 12, 6071 – 6082 (2021)
Distribution of Alternating Sequences in MMA/BA Copolymers Prepared by ATRP
Stanislaw Sosnowski, Ryszard Szymanski, Francesca Lorandi, Mateusz Olszewski, Julian Sobieski, Rongguan Yin, Michael R. Bockstaller and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Macromolecules, 54, 9837-9849 (2021)
Appointments
| Years | Position |
|---|---|
| 2004–present | University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 2001–present | Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh |
| 2001–present | Director of the CRP Consortium |
| 2001–present | Adjunct Professor, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz |
| 1998–present | J.C. Warner Professor of Natural Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 1998–present | Director of the Center for Macromolecular Engineering |
| 1996–2000 | Director of the ATRP Consortium |
| 1994–1998 | Head, Chemistry Department, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 1985–1998 | Professor, Associate and Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 1985 | Polytechnical University of Lodz, Poland, Habilitation |
| 1984–1985 | Research Associate, CNRS and Invited Professor, University of Paris, France |
| 1978–1984 | Research Associate, Polish Academy of Sciences |
| 1977–1978 | Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Florida |
Awards and Distinctions
| Years | Award |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023 Award in Chemical Sciences |
| 2021 | William H. Nichols Medal |
| 2021 | European Academy of Sciences, Fellow |
| 2020 | William H. Nichols Medal Award (ACS New York Sections) |
| 2020 | Paul Flory Polymer Educational Award (ACS) |
| 2020 | Menachem Lewin Award, Corresponding Member, Australian Academy of Sciences |
| 2020 | Chemistry of Materials Award (ACS); Member National Academy of Sciences |
| 2019 | Herman F. Mark Medal, Austrian Polymer Society, Austria |
| 2019 | American Chemical Society Award in the Chemistry of Materials |
| 2017 | Foreign Member: Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| 2017 | Honorary Degree (Doctorate Honoris Causa), Padova University, Padova, Italy |
| 2017 | Medema Award, The Netherlands |
| 2017 | Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry (MCS Press Release) |
| 2016 | Honorary Degree (Doctorate Honoris Causa) Poznan University, Poznan, Poland |
| 2016 | Casimir Funk Award, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences, USA |
| 2015 | Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences |
| 2014 | Distinguished Service Award – Division of Polymer Chemistry Award (ACS) |
| 2014 | National Institute for Materials Science Award, Japan |
| 2013 | Fellow, National Academy of Inventors |
| 2013 | AkzoNobel North America Science Award (ACS) |
| 2013 | Honorary Degree (Doctorate Honoris Causa) Pusan National University, South Korea |
| 2013 | Madison Marshall Award (ACS, Alabama Section) |
| 2012 | Société Chimique de France Prize |
| 2012 | Dannie-Heineman Prize, Goettingen Academy of Sciences |
| 2012 | Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medal, Polish Chemical Society |
| 2012 | Marie Sklodowska-Curie Science Medal, Pilsudski Institute of America |
| 2012 | Foreign Member of Russian Academy of Sciences |
| 2012 | Honorary Fellow of Chinese Chemical Society |
| 2011 | Wolf Prize |
| 2011 | Herman F. Mark Award — Division of Polymer Chemistry Award (ACS) |
| 2011 | ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science |
| 2011 | Japanese Society Polymer Science Award |
| 2011 | Carnegie Science Award in Advanced Materials |
| 2010 | Gutenberg Lecture Award, University of Mainz, Germany |
| 2010 | Fellow, American Chemical Society |
| 2010 | Fellow, Polymeric Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society |
| 2010 | Honorary Degree (Doctorate Honoris Causa) l'Institut Polytechnique, Toulouse, France |
| 2009 | Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award |
| 2008 | Honorary Degree (Doctorate Honoris Causa) University of Athens, Greece |
| 2007 | Hermann F. Mark Senior Scholar Award (ACS) |
| 2007 | Honorary Degree (Doctorate Honoris Causa) Lodz Polytechnic, Poland |
| 2006 | Member, National Academy of Engineering |
| 2006 | Honorary Degree (Doctorate Honoris Causa) Russian Academy of Sciences |
| 2005 | Macro Group Medal (United Kingdom) |
| 2005 | Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences |
| 2005 | Chair - Gordon Research Conference , Polymer East |
| 2004 | Prize of Foundation for Polish Science (Polish Nobel Prize) |
| 2004 | ACS Award in Cooperative Research in Polymer Science |
| 2002 | Polymer Chemistry Award (ACS) |
| 2002 | Honorary Degree (Doctorate Honoris Causa) University of Ghent, Belgium |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh Award (ACS) |
| 2001 | Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering Fellow (ACS) |
| 2000 | National Professorship of Poland |
| 1999 | Humboldt Award for Senior US Scientists |
| 1998 | Elf Chair of French Academy of Sciences |
| 1995 | Carl S. Marvel - Creative Polymer Chemistry Award (ACS) |
| 1989 | Award of Presidential Young Investigator (NSF) |
| 1981 | Award of Polish Academy of Sciences |
| 1980 | Award of Polish Chemical Society |
| 1974 | Award of the Scientific Secretary of Polish Academy of Sciences |