Laureates of the Japan Prize

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Jean M. J. Fréchet, Ph.D.
- Nationality:
USA
- Date of Birth:
18 August 1944
Outline of Achievements
The 2013 Japan Prize
- Field:
Materials and Production
- Achievement:
Development of chemically amplified resist polymer materials for innovative semiconductor manufacturing process
- Lecture:
Chemistry for Lithography
Major Honors
1986 |
American Chemical Society, Doolittle Award |
1996 |
American Chemical Society, ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science |
1999 |
Society of Imaging Science and Technology, Kosar Memorial Award |
2000 |
Elected Member of the US National Academy of Sciences |
2000 |
Elected Member of the US National Academy of Engineering |
2000 |
Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Art and Sciences |
2000 |
American Chemical Society, ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry |
2001 |
American Chemical Society, Cope Scholar Award |
2005 |
Chemical Communications 40th Anniversary Award |
2005 |
Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Service of the Public. |
2006 |
Macro Group UK Medal |
2007 |
Dickson Prize in Science |
2007 |
Arthur C. Cope Award American Chemical Society |
2009 |
Herman Mark Award, American Chemical Society |
2009 |
Nagoya Gold Medal |
2010 |
Elected to Academia Europaea |
2010 |
Society of Polymer Science of Japan, International Award |
2010 |
Erasmus Medal of the Academia Europaea |
2010 |
Grand Prix de la Maison de la Chimie (Paris) |
Academic Degrees
1967 |
Ingenieur-Chimiste, Institut de Chimie et Physique Industrielles, Lyon, France |
1971 |
State University of New York, Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry |
1971 |
Syracuse University, Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry |
Professional Career
1973-1982 |
Associate/Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Canada |
1979 and 1983 |
Visiting Scientist, IBM San Jose Research Center |
1982-1987 |
Professor of Chemistry, University of Ottawa |
1983-1987 |
Vice-Dean Graduate Studies & Research, University of Ottawa |
1987-1995 |
IBM Professor of Chemistry, Cornell University |
1993-1997 |
Peter J. Debye Chair of Chemistry, Cornell University |
1996-2011 |
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, H. Rapoport Chair of Organic Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley |
2011-2013 |
Professor of the Graduate School, University of California,Berkeley |
2000-2011 |
Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
2003-2011 |
Scientific Director, the Molecular Foundry Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
2010-Present |
Vice-President for Research, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia |
Major Publications
- Frechet, J. M. J. Ito, H. Willson, C. G. Sensitive Deep UV Resist Incorporating Chemical Amplification. Proceedings Microcircuit Engineering 1982, Grenoble, 260.
- Willson, C. G. Ito, H. Fréchet, J. M. J. Chemical Amplification in the Design of Polymers for Resist Application. Proceedings Microcircuit Engineering 1982, Grenoble, 251.
- Fréchet, J.M.J.; Eichler, E.; Willson, C.G.; Ito, H. Poly(p-t- butoxycarbonyl styrene): a Convenient Precursor to p-hydroxystyrene Resins. Polymer, 1983, 24, 995-1000.
- C. G. Willson, H. Ito, J. M. J. Fréchet, T. G. Tessier, F. M. Houlihan, Approaches toward the design of radiation-sensitive polymeric imaging systems with improved sensitivity and resolution. J. Electrochem. Soc., 133, 181 (1986)
- Fréchet, J.M.J.; Bouchard, F.; Houlihan, F.M.; Kryczka, B.; Eichler, E.; Willson, C.G.; Clecak, N. A new approach to imaging systems incorporating chemical amplification: synthesis and preliminary evaluation of novel resists based on tertiary copolycarbonates. J. Imaging Science, 1986, 30, 59-64.
- Houlihan, F.M.; Bouchard, F.; Fréchet, J.M.J.; Willson, C.G. Thermally Depolymerizable Polycarbonates.II. Synthesis of Novel Linear Tertiary Copolycarbonates by Phase-Transfer Catalysis. Macromolecules 1986, 19, 13-19.
- Fréchet, J.M.J.; Bouchard, F.; Eichler, E.; Houlihan, F.M.; Iizawa, T.; Kryczka, B.; Willson, C.G. Thermally Depolymerizable Polycarbonates. V. Acid Catalyzed Thermolysis of Allylic and Benzylic Polycarbonates: A New Route to Resist Imaging. Polymer Journal, 1987, 19, 31-49.
- MacDonald, S.A.; Allen, R.D.; Clecak, N.J.; Willson, C.G.; Fréchet, J.M.J. A two-layer Resist System Derived from Trimethylsilylstyrene. Proc. SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 1986, 631, 28-33.
- Fréchet, J.M.J.; Eichler, E.; Stanciulescu, M.; Iizawa, T.; Bouchard, F.; Houlihan, F.M.; Willson, C.G. Acid-Catalyzed Thermolytic Depolymerization of Polycarbonates: A New Approach to Dry Developing Resist Materials. ACS Symposium Series, 1987, 346-56.
- Ito, H.; Willson, C.G.; Fréchet, J.M.J. Positive/Negative Mid UV Resists with High Thermal Stability. Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 1987, 771, 24-31.
- Hawker, C.J.; Fréchet, J.M.J. Preparation of Polymers with Controlled Molecular Architecture: A New Convergent Approach to Dendritic Macromolecules. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 7638-47.
- Fréchet, J.M.J.; Kryczka, B.; Matuszczcak, S.; Reck, B.; Stanciulescu, M.; Willson, C.G. Chemically Amplified Imaging Materials Based on Acid-Catalyzed Reactions of Polyesters or Electrophilic Crosslinking Processes. J. Photopolymer Science and Technology 1990, 3, 235-248.
- Cameron, J.F.; Fréchet, J.M.J. Photogeneration of Organic Bases From o-Nitrobenzyl Derived Carbamates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 4303-4313.
- Svec, F.; Fréchet, J.M.J. Novel Continuous Rods of Macroporous Polymer as High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Separation Media. Analytical Chemistry 1992, 64, 820-822.
- Fréchet, J.M.J. Functional Polymers and Dendrimers: Reactivity, Molecular Architecture, and Interfacial Energy. Science, 1994, 263, 1710-1715.
- MacDonald, S. A.. Wilson, C. G Fréchet, J. M. J. Chemical Amplification in High-Resolution Imaging System. Acc. Chem. Res., 27, 151 (1994).
- Murthy, N.; Xu, M.C.; Schuck, S.; Kunisawa, J,; Shastri, N.; Fréchet, J.M.J; A New Macromolecular Delivery Vehicle for Protein-Based Vaccines: Acid DegradableProtein Loaded Microgels.2003, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 2003, 100, 4995-5000.
- Thompson, B. C.; Fréchet, J.M.J; Polymer-fullerene composite solar cells. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 58-77.
- Fox, M.E.; Szoka, F.C.; Fréchet, J.M.J.; Soluble polymer carriers for the treatment of cancer: the importance of molecular architecture. Accounts Chem. Res. 2009. 42, 1141-1151.
- Beaujuge, Pierre M.; Fréchet, Jean M. J. Molecular Design and Ordering Effects in pi-Functional Materials for Transistor and Solar Cell Applications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 20009-20029