Werdegang:
2023-present John C. Polanyi Chair in Chemistry
2020-present Chair, Editorial Board of Chemical Communications
2018-present University Professor, University of Toronto
2016-2020 Chair, Editorial Board of Chemical Society Reviews
2008-2018 Professor, University of Toronto
2011-2017 Associate Editor, Chemical Society Reviews
2008-2021 Canada Research Chair in Catalysis and New Materials (UToronto)
2005-2007 Canada Research Chair in Catalysis and New Materials (UWindsor)
2003-2006 Head, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
2002-2007 University Professor, University of Windsor
2001-2006 NSERC/NOVA Chemicals Corporation Industrial Research Chair
1992-2002 Professor, Chemistry, University of Windsor
1990-1991 Research Professor, Chemistry, University of Windsor
1985-1992 Associate Professor, Chemistry, University of Windsor
1982-1985 Assistant Professor, Chemistry, University of Windsor

Forschungsschwerpunkte:
Catalysis, main group chemistry, frustrated Lewis pairs

Mitgliedschaften und Funktionen:
2013 Honorary Member of the Israeli Chemical Society
2013 Fellow of The Royal Society (London, UK)
2010 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
2005 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Auszeichnungen und Ehrungen:
2025 Arbuzov Prize, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia (declined consideration)
2024-2025 (Feb) Bao Yugang Distinguished Professor at Ningbo University
2024 Officer of the Order of Canada
2024 Catalysis Award (Chemical Institute of Canada)                                                    
2021 Killam Prize for the Natural Sciences (Canada Council for the Arts)
2019 John C. Polanyi Award (NSERC of Canada)
2019 E.W.R. Steacie Award (Chemical Institute of Canada)
2022 F.A. Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry (American Chemical Society)
2021 Centenary Prize (Royal Society of Chemistry, UK)
2020-2023 Zhedong Scholar Chair Professor at Ningbo University
2020 Guggenheim Fellowship (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial foundation USA).
2016-2019 Einstein Visiting Professor Fellowship, TU Berlin.
2015 Thomson Reuters, Most influential scientific minds
2015 Distinguished Adjunct Professor, King Abdulaziz University
2014 Applied Catalysis Award (Royal Society of Chemistry, UK)
2014 Corresponding Member of North-Rhein-Westfaelia Academy of the Sciences and Arts
2013 Honorary Member of the Israeli Chemical Society
2012 Ludwig Mond Award  (Royal Society of Chemistry, UK)
2011 Humboldt Foundation Research Award Re-invitation (Forschungpreis)
2004 Ciapetta Lectureship Award (North American Catalysis Society)
2002-2003 Humboldt Foundation Research Award (Forschungpreis)

Ausgewählte Publikationen:
577. V. Bedi, A.N.L. Ochampchua, Z-W. Qu, S. Grimme, D.W. Stephan, Reactions of R₃PNNPR₃ species with Boranes: Classical Adducts, FLPs and Radical Cations, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, DOI: org/10.1002/anie.202503331.
575. L. Miao, J. Yeung, Z-W. Qu, S. Grimme, D.W. Stephan, Selective photochemically induced N-N bond Cleavage and Lewis Acid induced Liberation of N₂ from C₆H₄(PPh₂N)₂ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 47, 4720−4725 10.1021/jacs.4c16123
566. T. Wang, L. E. English, D. W. Stephan, A. R. Jupp, M. Xu, Synthesis and Reactivity of the [NCCCO]^– Cyanoketenate Anion Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202402728.
554. H. Kim, Z.-W. Qu, S. Grimme, N. Al-Zuhaika, D.W. Stephan, Phosphino-phosphinations: A Frustrated Lewis Pair route to olefin-linked bidentate phosphine-derived ligands, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202312587.
548. Z. Hussain, Y. Luo, Y. Wu, Z-W Qu, S. Grimme, D.W. Stephan, Diazene Chemistry: Metal-free Models of N₂-reduction intermediates, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 7101–7106.  doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c01887.
538. D. Mandal, T. Chen, Z-w Qu, S. Grimme, D.W. Stephan, Reactions of Frustrated Lewis Pairs with Chloro-diazirines: Cleavage of N=N Double Bonds, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202209241, doi.org/10.1002/anie.202209241
528. T. Wang, M. Xu, A. Jupp, Z-W. Qu, S. Grimme, D. W. Stephan, Selective catalytic FLP hydrogenation of CO₂ in the presence of silylhalides, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 25771-25775, DOI: /10.1002/anie.202112233 (Hot Paper).

Science

413. D.W. Stephan, The Broadening Reach of Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry, Science, 2016, 354, aaf7229.
320. C.B. Caputo, L.J. Hounjet, R. Dobrovetsky, D.W. Stephan, Lewis Acidity of Organofluorophosphonium Salts: Hydrodefluorination by a Saturated Acceptor, Science 2013, 341, 1374-1377. (highlighted in Nachtrichten Chemie, 61, 1092, Nov. 2013).
187. P. Chase, T. Jurca, D.W. Stephan, Metal-Free Catalytic Hydrogenation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 8050-8053. (Cover, Very Important Paper, cited C&E News (Sept 10 2007) Science Concentrates).
178. G.C. Welch, R. San Juan, J.D. Masuda, D.W. Stephan, Reversible Metal-free Activation of Hydrogen, Science 2006, 314, 1124-1126. (cited C&E News (Nov 20 2006), Science Concentrates CanWest Global News Service, Windsor Star, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Victoria Times, Winnipeg Free Press, NRC Handelsblad (Holland), DWV-Mitteilungen (German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Assoc.), Physicsweb.org, Globe-net.ca, fuelcelltoday.com, en.wikipedia.org, greencarcongress.com, platinum.matthey.com, iran-daily.com, sciencenews.org, generalhydrogen.co).

Link zur Liste der gesamten Publikationen:
https://sites.chem.utoronto.ca/chemistry/staff/DSTEPHAN/pubs.html