Jerry L. Atwood

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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]

Jerry Lee Atwood
Born1942
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Alabama
University of Missouri

Education and early life[]

Jerry Atwood was born in Springfield, Missouri. He attended Southwest Missouri State College, graduating with a bachelor's of science degree in 1964. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1968.[3]

Career and research[]

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[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Mizzou Alumni - 51st Annual Distinguished Faculty Award".
  2. ^ Wiley - Supramolecular Chemistry
  3. ^ Wiley - Supramolecular Chemistry
  4. ^ Wiley - Supramolecular Chemistry
  5. ^ Commencement Scenes
  6. ^ Honoring Professor Jerry Atwood Preface
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