Yves Gnanou

Yves Gnanou is a French chemist, academic and author. He is the Ibn Alhaytham Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

Gnanou is most known for his works on chain polymerization mechanisms and the creation of diverse polymeric structures using synthesis methods. His research also extends to organocatalysis in polymerization, macromolecular engineering, functional polymers for biomedical uses, living chain polymerizations, polymeric nanoparticles and branched polymers. Among his authored works are his publications in academic journals, including ''Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)'', ''Angewandte Chemie'', ''Progress in Polymer Science'', ''Nature Communications'', ''ChemSusChem'' and ''Macromolecules'' as well as books such as ''Chimie et Physico-Chimie des Polymères'' and ''Organic and Physical Chemistry of Polymers''. He received the 2003 Langevin Prize from the French Physical Society and the Berthelot Medal from the French Academy of Sciences. Provided by Wikipedia