Michael Szwarc (9 June 1909, Będzin, Poland – 4 August 2000, San Diego, California)[1] was a British and American polymer chemist who discovered and studied ionic living polymerization.
for work on measurements of energy distribution of chemical bonds, and was promoted to senior lecturer at the University of Manchester.
[4] In 1964 he received a Distinguished Professor at SUNY, and in 1967 he founded the Center for Research Polymers, which he led until his retirement in 1979.
After retirement he moved to Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute at USC, where he continued his scientific work, in collaboration with former students from SUNY.
[2] Michael Szwarc and his Polish wife, Marysia (Maria), had three children - a son and two daughters.