Jairton Dupont (born 16 December 1958, in Farroupilha) is a Brazilian chemist whose research concerns ionic liquids, organometallic catalysis, and metallic nanoparticles. Currently, he is a professor at UFRGS.[1][2] Since 2014 he has been Professor of Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Nottingham.[3]

He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and a recipient of Brazil's National Order of Scientific Merit[1] and the TWAS Prize.[4]

Dupont earned his Ph.D. from the Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg.[5]

Biography

Dupont was born into a family with economic difficulties, he already worked at an early age, and at the age of 14 he was formally hired as a clerk in a hardware store.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brazilian Academy of Sciences". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  2. ↑ Luiz Gustavo Cristino. "Brasileiro está entre os 100 maiores químicos do mundo", Folha de S.Paulo, 2011 (in Portuguese)
  3. ↑ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jairton-dupont-10634610b
  4. ↑ "Prizes and Awards". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
  5. ↑ CEICS News – "Jairton Dupont, one of the most influential scientists in the world, to be a visiting professor at the URV"
  6. ↑ "Fascínio pela descoberta", Revista Fapesp (Especial Prêmio FCW 2010), 2010 (in Portuguese)


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