Benjamin List(German pronunciation:[ˈbɛnjamiːnˈlɪst]ⓘ; born 11 January 1968) is a German chemist who is one of the directors of theMax Planck Institute for Coal Researchand professor oforganic chemistryat theUniversity of Cologne. He co-developedorganocatalysis, a method of accelerating chemical reactions and making them more efficient. He shared the 2021Nobel Prize in ChemistrywithDavid MacMillan"for the development ofasymmetricorganocatalysis". Education: Free University of Berlin Diplom Goethe University Frankfurt