Lee Cronin
Professor & Chemist | Reinventing Chemistry with 3D Printing
About
Lee Cronin is the Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, where he leads a team exploring how 3D printing can revolutionize chemistry. Cronin's pioneering work on 'reactionware' has produced programmable chemical systems that can assemble complex molecules.
He is the author of over 350 peer-reviewed papers and has been awarded the Corday-Morgan Medal, one of the highest honors in chemistry. Cronin's TED Talks have reached millions, inspiring audiences to rethink the role of technology in scientific discovery.
His presentations offer a visionary look at the future where the digital and physical worlds converge to reinvent how we understand, interact with, and create chemical systems.
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Print your own medicine
Chemist Lee Cronin is working on a 3D printer that, instead of objects, is able to print molecules. An exciting potential long-term application: printing your own medicine using chemical inks.
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