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Department of Chemistry

Richard Petersen

Associate Professor

Phone 901.678.4416 Email rlpetrsn@memphis.edu Fax 901.678.3447 Office 3744 Walker Ave., 221 Smith Chemistry, Memphis, TN 38152 Office Hours Faculty Picture

About Dr. Richard Petersen

Education

BS ¸£ÀûƬ¹ú²ú of Wisconsin-Madison

PhD ¸£ÀûƬ¹ú²ú of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

 

Professional Experience

Professor - ¸£ÀûƬ¹ú²ú of Memphis    1980-present

Professor - Illinois State ¸£ÀûƬ¹ú²ú    1978-1980

Postdoctoral - Leicester ¸£ÀûƬ¹ú²ú, England

Postdoctoral - Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia

 

Honors and Awards

  • Excellence in Teaching Award  1997 Honors Program the Univ. of Memphis
  • SPUR  ¸£ÀûƬ¹ú²ú Research Award  1995  The ¸£ÀûƬ¹ú²ú of Memphis
  • Distinguished Teacher Award  1992  Memphis State ¸£ÀûƬ¹ú²ú
  • Visiting distinguished scientist 1988  Leicester ¸£ÀûƬ¹ú²ú

Research Interests

Chemical Education

Bioinorganic Chemistry

Environmental Chemistry

 

Service & Campus Organizations

American Chemical Society  Past Chair (2005) Joint Regional Meeting of Southeast and Southwest ACS

Student Member – American Chemical Society,   co-advisor