Peter K. Dorhout
Peter K. Dorhout is a professor of Chemistry and the Vice President for Research at the Kansas State University. [1] An active advocate for science, he has had the opportunity to talk to congress about the importance of science. [2] He was the 2018 president of the American Chemical Society. [3]
Education and career
Dorhout earned his bachelor of science degree in chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, followed by a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 2004, he became the iinterim vice provost for graduate studies and assistant vice president for research at Colorado State University and was appointed to both positions on a permanent basis in 2005.
Awards and honors
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow (2017)
American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow (2013)
References
- ^ "Dorhout named Kansas State University's vice president for research | Kansas State University | News and Communications Services". www.k-state.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Vice President for Research Peter Dorhout briefs congressional staff on the value of supporting basic science funding". www.k-state.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "ACS welcomes its new officers | February 26, 2018 Issue - Vol. 96 Issue 9 | Chemical & Engineering News". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2019-04-24.