Erick M. Carreira

Erick M. Carreira
Born 1963
Havana, Cuba
Fields Synthetic organic chemistry
Institutions California Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich
Alma mater University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Harvard University
Doctoral advisor David A. Evans
Known for Total synthesis
Website
www.carreira.ethz.ch

Erick M. Carreira is an organic chemist who is a full professor at ETH Zürich. He is known for his research group's work in ambitious total synthesis projects, particularly asymmetric synthesis of complex natural products.[1][2]

Early life and education

Carreira was born in 1963 in Havana, Cuba. He received his B.S. in 1984 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he worked with Scott E. Denmark. He then began graduate work at Harvard University as a student of David A. Evans and received his Ph.D. in 1990. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology with Peter Dervan until he joined the faculty there in 1992.[1]

Academic career

Carreira began his independent research career on the Caltech faculty and became a full professor in 1997. While there he received several awards for successful new faculty and for his skilled teaching. He has been a full professor of chemistry at ETH Zürich since 1998.[1] Carreira has coauthored and coedited several major reference works in the total synthesis field,[3][4] including volume 93 of Organic Syntheses.[5]

Research

Research in Carreira's group focuses on total synthesis, particularly asymmetric (that is, enantioselective) synthesis of complex natural products. The group also works on applications of these methods to development of catalysts and to medicinal chemistry.[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Carreira, Erick M., Prof. Dr.". ETH Zurich. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Research - Carreira Research Group". ETH Zurich. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Carreira, Erick M.; Kvaerno, Lisbet (2008). Classics in stereoselective synthesis (1. Aufl. ed.). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-32452-1.
  4. ↑ Carreira, Erick M.; Yamamoto, Hisashi (2012). Comprehensive chirality. Oxford: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0080951676.
  5. ↑ Davies, Huw M. L.; Carreira, Erick M. (April 2017). Organic Syntheses, Volume 93. Wiley. ISBN 978-1-119-34902-0.
  6. ↑ "Award Recipients". Phi Lambda Upsilon. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "ACS Award in Pure Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Awards and honors" (PDF). Chemistry International. 24 (3): 14. 2002.
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