Jorgensen wins 2015 Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry

William Jorgensen, Sterling Professor of Chemistry, has won the 2015 Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry.

The prize, which honors Jorgensen for his pioneering contributions to organic chemistry, comes with a $10,000 award and will be presented during the 2016 national meeting of the American Chemical Society. Elsevier, publisher of the Tetrahedron journal series, announced the award.

Jorgensen’s work has been at the forefront of computational chemistry and molecular design. His research encompasses organic, medicinal, and computational chemistry, including simulations of organic and enzymatic reactions, computer-aided drug design, and synthesis and development of anti-HIV, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer agents.

“It’s a great honor. I feel wonderful about it, to be included with so many of the past winners, on the same roster,” Jorgensen said. “This award is not just for me, it’s for recognition of all of the efforts of all of my collaborators, students, and postdoctoral fellows.”

Jorgensen joined the Yale faculty in 1990. Among his many honors, he has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and he is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Chemical Society, and the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences.

View William Jorgensen discussing his research in this video.