Bernard L. Feringa Age, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Bernard Lucas "Ben" Feringa
Nickname	Ben Feringa
Profession	Synthetic Organic Chemist
Fields	Organic Chemistry Materials Science Nanotechnology Photochemistry
Thesis	Asymmetric oxidation of phenols. Atropisomerism and optical activity (1978)
Doctoral Advisor	Late Prof Hans Wijnberg
Awards/Achievements	• He has been awarded with the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. • He has been awarded with the Nagoya Medal of Organic Chemistry. • In 1998, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. • In 2004, he was awarded with the Spinoza Prize. • In 2004, he was elected foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. • In 2008, the Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands knighted him in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. • In 2012, he was awarded with the Grand Prix Scientifique Cino del Duca. • In 2013, he was appointed to the Council of the Royal Society of Chemistry. • On October 5, 2016, he was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
Weight	in Kilograms- 68 kg in Pounds- 150 lbs
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	May 18, 1951
Age (as in 2016)	65 Years
Birth Place	Barger-Compascuum, Netherlands
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Nationality	Dutch
Hometown	Groningen, Netherlands
School	Not Known
College/University	University of Groningen, Netherlands
Educational Qualifications	PhD from University of Groningen, Netherlands BS from University of Groningen, Netherlands
Religion	Not Known
Ethnicity	Dutch
Hobbies	Reading Science Journals
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Betty Feringa
Children	Son- Not Known Daughter- Not Known

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He was born in Barger-Compascuum, Netherlands and completed his Alma Mater from the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

In 1984, he was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Groningen and became a full Professor in the year 1988.

His work in Stereochemistry made a significant contributions in Photochemistry which ultimately resulted in the 1st light driven monodirectional molecular rotary motor and later a so-called nanocar (molecular car) driven by electrical impulses.

He has published more than 600 research papers and holds 30 patents so far.

His most significant contribution to Chemistry is his work on molecular switches and motors which have been based on asymmetric catalysis, stereochemistry and dynamic molecular systems.

On October 5, 2016, he was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Fraser Stoddart and Jean-Pierre Sauvage for their design and production of Molecular Machines. They have developed molecules with controllable movements and these molecules can perform a task when energy is added.