Jerry L. Atwood
Jerry Lee Atwood | |
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Born | 1942 |
Alma mater | Southwest Missouri State College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Alabama University of Missouri |
Jerry Lee Atwood (born 1942) is an American supramolecular chemist. He is currently a Curators' Distinguished Professor in Chemistry at the University of Missouri.[1] He is an international leader in Supramolecular chemistry. He has developed the field by his research and by writing a text book on Supramolecular Chemistry. [2]
Education and early life
[edit]Jerry Atwood was born in Springfield, Missouri. He attended Southwest Missouri State College, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1964. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1968.[3]
Career and research
[edit]Atwood was appointed as an assistant professor at the University of Alabama and was named a full professor in 1978. In 1994, he was appointed as a chair and professor in the department of chemistry with the University of Missouri.[4]
Awards and honors
[edit]Atwood is a recipient of the most prestigious Izatt-Christensen International Macrocyclic Chemistry Award. He has also received an honorary doctor of science degree from the University of South Florida.[5] Atwood also received an honor PREFACE from the University of Georgia. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mizzou Alumni - 51st Annual Distinguished Faculty Award". 2019.
- ^ Wiley - Supramolecular Chemistry, archived from the original on 2019-12-17, retrieved 2018-01-23
- ^ Wiley - Supramolecular Chemistry, archived from the original on 2019-12-17, retrieved 2018-01-23
- ^ Wiley - Supramolecular Chemistry, archived from the original on 2019-12-17, retrieved 2018-01-23
- ^ Commencement Scenes
- ^ Honoring Professor Jerry Atwood Preface
- 1942 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American chemists
- 20th-century American chemists
- University of Missouri faculty
- Missouri State University alumni
- University of Alabama faculty
- People from Springfield, Missouri
- Scientists from Columbia, Missouri
- Chemists from Missouri
- University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumni