Biography
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Karl Anker Jørgensen has several times acted as Head of Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University (stepped down last time end of 2014). He was member of the board of the company AURIGA and Cheminova 2007-2015. During this period he was also Chairman for the Product Development Board. He was one of the main drives in the chemical transformation in the Cheminova company to a modern multifaceted agro-chemical company. This transformation was an important factor for the successful sale of Cheminova to FMS, which was closed in April 2015, for 10,5 Bill. D. Kr
Karl Anker Jørgensen received in October 2019 the H. C. Ørsted Medal in gold by her Majesty The Queen of Denmark, Margerthe 2. This was the first time in 30 years that the H. C. Ørsted Medal in gold has been awarded
Karl Anker Jørgensen
Karl Anker Jørgensen was born in 1955 in Aarhus, Denmark, and obtained his Ph.D. from Aarhus University in 1984. In 1985, he joined Nobel Laureate Professor Roald Hoffmann's group at Cornell University, USA in a fruitful postdoctoral position. During this time, Karl Anker Jørgensen and Roald Hoffmann published a series of articles which founded the understanding of fundamental oxidation reactions catalyzed by metal complexes and surfaces, based on theoretical calculations. In 1989 Karl Anker Jørgensen became Dr. Scient.
Karl Anker Jørgensen joined the Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University in 1985 as an assistant professor and was appointed Full Professor in 1992.
In the early 1990s, Karl Anker Jørgensen turned his research activities to asymmetric catalysis focusing on chiral Lewis acid catalysis. A grant from the Danish National Research Foundation in 1997 made it possible to establish the centre of excellence "Center for Catalysis" with an international research environment. During the 1990s the center developed a number of new metal catalyzed reactions, which have received considerable international interest.
In 2001, Karl Anker Jørgensen's research interests changed to organocatalysis and since then he has made a strong international fingerprint to this highly competitive research field.
Karl Anker Jørgensen has received numerous awards and honorary appointments, and is member of The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences, Academy of Technical Sciences, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Curriculum vitae
2002
Received a grant of 30 mio. D.Kr. from The Danish National Research Foundation.
2003
Awarded The Blomquist Award, Cornell University, USA.
2004
Awarded Commander of the Order of Rubén Darío (Nicaragua).
Awarded Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog.
2005
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK).
Awarded the Carlsberg Chemistry Prize.
2012
Awarded Ib Henriksens Research Prize.
2016
Member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Awarded The Rigmor and Carl Holst-Knudsen Science Prize.
Awarded Knight’s Cross 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog.
2017
Awarded the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize.
2019
Awarded Villum Investigator and a grant of 40 mio. D.Kr.
Awarded H. C. Ørsted Medal in Gold
2020
Awarded The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Medal (September)
1955
Born, Aarhus, Denmark, June 15.
1975
Student at Aarhus University (chemistry and physics).
1979/80
Sabbatical due to sports activities.
1984
PhD in a combination of organic and theoretical chemistry.
1985
Post.doc. with Professor Roald Hoffmann, Cornell University, USA.
1985
Assistant Professor at Aarhus University.
1989
Associate Professor at Aarhus University¸ Doctor of Science.
1992
Research Professor – Minister appointed.
1993
Professor at Aarhus University.
1994
Member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
1995
Awarded the Bjerrum Medal.
1997
Received a grant of 25 mio. D.Kr. from The Danish National Research Foundation.
1999
Member of Danish Academy of Technical Sciences.
2000
Awarded The Villum Kann Rasmussen Award.
Awarded The Lundbeck Foundation Nordic Research Prize.
Publications: Ca. 440 scientific papers in international refereed journals; h-index: 101 Scientific papers cited >37,000