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
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
