Ben Feringa

Awards

Honorary doctorate University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2019
Honorary doctorate University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 2019
European Chemistry Gold Medal, 2018
Honorary member Israel Chemical Society, 2018
TUM Ambassador, Technical University München, Germany, 2017
Gerhard Ertl Lecture Award, Fritz Haber Institute Berlin, Germany, 2017
RSC Centenary Prize, UK, 2017
Honorary Citizen, Groningen, Natherlands, 2017
Honorary Citizen, Tynaarlo, Natherlands, 2017
Academy Society Award (KIVI), Netherlands, 2017
Member of the Order of the Dutch Lion, Royal decoration, 2016
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (with J. F. Stoddart and J.-P. Sauvage), 2016
Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry, 2016
August Wilhelm von Hofmann Denkmünze, GDCh, 2016
Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize, Brussels, Belgium, 2015
Arthur C. Cope Late Career Scholars Award, American Chemical Society, 2015
Netherlands Chemistry and Catalysis Award, 2015
Diels-Planck Award Lecture, Kiel, Germany, 2015
IOCF Yoshida Lectureship Award, Kyoto, Osaka, Japan, 2014
Theodor Förster Award, German Chemical Society (GDCh) & Bunsen-Society for Physical Chemistry, 2014
Nagoya Gold Medal, Nagoya, Japan, 2013
Yamada-Koga Prize, Tokyo, Japan, 2013
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal, highest distinction of Polish Chemical Society, Poland, 2013
Lilly European Distinguished Science Award, 2013
RSC Award for distinguished service, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, 2013
Co-recipient Netherlands Ministry of Science & Education/NWO gravity program grant (with E.W. Meijer, R. Nolte), 26 MEuro, 2013
Grand Prix Scientifique Cino del Duca, French Academy of Sciences, 2012
Humboldt Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, 2012
RSC Organic Stereochemistry Award, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, 2011
Tetrahedron Chair at BOSS symposium, Belgium, 2012
Elected Vice-president of KNAW, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, 2011
Van ‘t Hoff medal, Genootschap ter Bevordering van de Natuur-, Genees-, en Heelkunde, Netherlands, 2011
Elected member of the Academia Europeae, 2010
Chirality Medal, for distinguished contributions to all aspects of chirality, 2009
Elected President of Bürgenstock Conference, Switzerland, 2009
Paracelcus Award of the Swiss Chemical Society, for life-time achievement in chemistry, 2009
Elected member of the Netherlands Academy for Technology and Innovation
Recipient top-research grant ERC, European Research Council
Knighted by Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands, 2008
Appointed Academy Professor, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, 2008
James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, USA, 2007
Elected Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, 2006
Prelog Gold Medal, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland, 2004
Solvias Ligand Contest Award (shared with J. Hartwig), Yale University, USA
Spinoza Award (most prestigious Netherlands science award), 2004
Elected Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2004
Jacobus H. van‘t Hoff Distinguished Chair in Molecular Sciences, University of Groningen, 2003
Körber European Science Award for research on molecular motors, 2003
Guthikonda Award, Columbia University, USA, 2003
Novartis Chemistry Lectureship Award (in recognition of outstanding contributions to natural product synthesis and the development of new synthetic methodology) Switzerland, Austria, UK, USA, 2000-2001
Elected Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, 1998
Pino Gold Medal Italian, Chemical Society, 1997
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship Award and Lectureship, 1993

Visiting professorships and named lectureships

RSC Centenary Lecture, UK, 2018
6th Jacobus C. Kapteyn Lecture, Groningen, Netherlands, 2018
Schrödinger Lecturer, Imperial College London, UK, 2018
Solvay Lectureship, Belgium, 2018
Honorary Professorship School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, 2017
Honorary Professorship Institute for Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China, 2017
Distinguished Affiliate Professor Technical University München, Germany, 2017
Honorary Professorship South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China, 2017
Debye Lecturer, Utrecht University, Netherlands, 2017
Kekulé Lecture, University of Antwerp, Belgium, 2017
Barluenga Lectureship, Oviedo, Spain, 2017
Behringer Lecture, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland, 2017
Sigma-Aldrich Lectureship, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA, 2016
Diels-Planck Lecture, Kiel University, Germany, 2015
Vilsmeier Lecturer, University of Regensburg, Germany, 2015
Greynog Symposium, Angewandte Chemie Lecture, UK, 2015
Vilsmeier Lecturer, University of Regensburg, Germany, 2015
Siegfried Hünig Vorlesung, University of Würzburg, 2015
Jortner Lecturer, University of Tel Aviv, Israel, 2015
Inaugural ScotCHEM lecturer, Scottish Universities, UK, 2015
Theodor-Förster Gedachtnisvorlesung (Memorial Lecture) Photochemistry Division German Chemical Society, German Bunsen Society of Physical Chemistry, Germany 2014-2015
The Reuben Benjamin Sandin Lectureship, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 2014
University Lecturer in Chemical Sciences, Boston College, 2014
Werner Memorial Symposium Lecturer, Zürich, Switzerland, 2013
Lilly Lecturer, ESOC 18, Marseille, France , 2013
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Lecturer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2013
Russell Marker Lecturer, University of Maryland, USA, 2013
DTU lecturer, Technical University Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013
New Journal of Chemistry RSC Lecture, Frontier Research in Chemistry, ERC Grantees Conference Strasbourg, France, 2012
Hassel Lecturer, University of Oslo, Norway, 2012
Boehringer Ingelheim Lecturer, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2012
Tetrahedron Chair Lectures (BOSS), Leuven, Belgium, 2012
Organic Stereochemistry Award Lectures, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, 2012
Smets Chair, KU Leuven & Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 2011
Molecular Science Forum Lecture Professorship, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Chinese Chemical Society, Beijing, 2011
Andrews Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2011
Robert Robinson Award Lecturer, University of Oxford, UK, 2011
Tarrant Professorship 2011, University of Florida, USA
Dewar Lecturer, Queen Mary, London, UK, 2011
Hines Lecturer, University of Indiana, USA, 2010
Russell Marker Lecturer in the Chemical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, USA, 2010
The McRae Distinguished Lectureship, Queens University, Kingston, Canada, 2009-2010
Barre Lecturer, University of Montreal, Canada, 2009-2010
ICI Distinguished Lecturer, University of Calgary, Canada, 2009
Chirality Medal Award Lecturer, 21st International Symposium on Chirality, Breckenridge, USA, 2009
J. H. van ‘t Hoff Award Lecturer, Netherlands Academy of Sciences, 2009
Hirschmann Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2009
Dauben Lecturer, University Washington, Seattle, USA, 2009
Bristol Myers Squibb Lecturer University of Michigan, USA, 2008
Paracelsus Award Lecturer, Zürich, Switzerland, 2008
Sturgeon Lecturer, Norwich, UK, 2008
Kharasch Lecturer, Chicago, USA, 2007
The A. R. Gordon Distinguished Lecturer, University Toronto, Canada, 2007
The Bender Lectureship, Northwestern University, USA, 2007
The Irvine Organic Synthesis Lecturer, UC Irvine, USA, 2007
8th B. Garruthers Lecturer, University Sheffield, UK, 2007
Merck Lecturer, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, 2007
G.J. Schmidt Memorial Lecturer, Weizmann Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2007
Herbert C. Brown Lecturer, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, 2007
Astra Zeneca Northern University Lecturer, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, UK, 2006
Astra-Zeneca Lecturer, Alberta, Canada, 2005
Prelog Medal Award lecturer, ETH, Zurich, 2005
Lilly Lecturer, Oxford, UK, 2005
Swiss-Occidental Lectureship, Switzerland, 2005
Gassman Lecturer, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, 2005
Abbott Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 2004
Merck Lecturer (Spraque Lectureship 2004) University Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 2004
Dauben Distinguished Lecturer, University of California at Berkeley, USA, 2004
Marvel Lecturer, Roger Adams Labs, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2004
The Musgrave Lecturer, Durham, UK, 2004
Bristol Meyers Squibb Lecturer, Boston, USA, 2004
Boehringer Ingelheim Lecturer, Montreal, Canada, 2003
Novartis Lecturer, Colorado State University, USA, 2002
Upper Rhine Lecturer, Germany, Switzerland, France, 2000
Vielberth Lecturer, University of Regensburg, Germany, 2001
W.S. Johnson Memorial Symposium Lecturer, Stanford University, USA, 2002
Guthikunda award lecturer, Columbia University, USA
Visiting Professor University of Potenza, Italy, 2003
Novartis Chemistry Award Lectureship 2000-2001
Visiting Professor University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2001
Pfizer Lecturer, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA, 2000
Visiting Professor, KU University Leuven, Belgium, 1999
JSPS Award Lectureship, Japan, 1993