Will Dockery Carpenter ( born July 13 , 1930 ) is an American scientist and philanthropist , who after earning a Ph.D. in plant physiology at Purdue University in 1958 , began a 34-year professional career at Monsanto Company , during which time he headed the teams that tested and brought to market Lasso and Roundup . Because of his extensive knowledge and his notable participation in the Chemical Manufacturer ’s Association , Carpenter became deeply involved in the efforts to obtain a worldwide chemical weapons treaty from 1978 through 2003 . He was the primary representative for the American Chemical Manufacturers Association during those successful negotiations that led to the signing and ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention , . testifying numerous times before Congress and working with chemical companies worldwide to help bring them on board with the terms of the treaty . Out of that convention , the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was formed , an organization that won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize . After the formation of the OPCW , Carpenter was named as the U.S. representative to the Scientific Advisory Board . He was awarded The AAAS Hilliard Roderick Prize for Excellence in Science , Arms Control , and International Security . in 1992 for his participation on the Chemical Weapons Convention
2013 Nobel Peace Prize
2013 Nobel Peace Prize
Will Dockery Carpenter