Nobelprize.org
Nobelprize.org
Nobel Prizes and Laureates

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001
William S. Knowles, Ryoji Noyori, K. Barry Sharpless

Ryoji Noyori - Facts

Ryoji Noyori

Ryoji Noyori

Born: 3 September 1938, Kobe, Japan

Affiliation at the time of the award: Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Prize motivation: "for their work on chirally catalysed hydrogenation reactions"

Field: Organic chemistry, industrial chemistry

  • Tell a Friend
  • Comments
To cite this page
MLA style: "Ryoji Noyori - Facts". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2013. Web. 19 Jun 2013. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2001/noyori-facts.html>

Recommended:

Dabble in the latest techniques in forensic science.

 

All you want to know about the Nobel Prize in Chemistry!

 

Read more about the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

 

Major Updates

We are currently working on the web site. Please report errors or problems.