Nanotechnology & materials

Tyler McQuade

Creates catalysts to reduce the number of steps needed to synthesize drugs, diminishing environmentally hazardous by-products.

Year Honored
2004

Organization
Assistant professor, Cornell University

Region
Global

"Creates catalysts to reduce the number of steps needed to synthesize drugs, diminishing environmentally hazardous by-products. He hopes one system will take the manufac-ture of Prozac, a top-selling anti-depressant drug, from four steps to just one."