Paul S. Anderson
Paul S. Anderson | |
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| Born | February 3, 1938 |
| Nationality | American |
| Awards | Perkin Medal(2002),Priestley Medal(2006) |
Paul S. Anderson(born February 3, 1938) is anAmericanchemist.[1]He worked atMerck,DuPont-Merck, andBristol-Myers Squibb.
Early life and education
[edit]Paul S. Anderson was born February 3, 1938, inConcord, Vermont,and grew up inSwanton, Vermont.[2]He attended Highgate High School, then went on to attend theUniversity of Vermont,receiving hisB.S.in chemistry in 1959. He then studied at theUniversity of New Hampshire,receiving his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1963. He briefly accepted a post-doctoral fellowship withJerrold MeinwaldatCornell University.[1]
Career
[edit]Anderson accepted a senior research position at the Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories.[1]
Awards
[edit]In 1995 he received the E. B. Hershberg Award from theAmerican Chemical Societyfor his work on medicinally-active substances.[3][4]Other significant awards include thePerkin Medalin 2002, theNAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Societyin 2003 and thePriestley Medalin 2006.[5][6]
He was the 1997 President of theAmerican Chemical Society.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^abcTraynham, James G. (October 28, 2002).Paul S. Anderson, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by James G. Traynham at Bristol-Myers Squibb Wilmington, Delaware on 28 October 2002(PDF).Philadelphia, PA:Chemical Heritage Foundation.
- ^"Of Learning and Life".The University of Vermont Foundation.Retrieved11 December2014.
- ^"The E. B. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in Medicinally Active Substances".ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry.Retrieved9 December2014.
- ^"E. B. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in Medicinally Active Substances".American Chemical Society.Retrieved9 December2014.
- ^Thayer, Ann (June 13, 2005)."Paul Anderson is Priestley Medalist".Chemical & Engineering News.83(24): 5.doi:10.1021/cen-v083n024.p005.Retrieved9 December2014.
- ^ab"Paul Anderson Profile".Forbes.Archived fromthe originalon December 10, 2014.Retrieved9 December2014.
- ^"Paul S. Anderson"(PDF).Department of Medicinal Chemistry.University of Kansas.Retrieved9 December2014.
External links
[edit]- Center for Oral History."Paul S. Anderson".Science History Institute.
- Traynham, James G. (October 28, 2002).Paul S. Anderson, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by James G. Traynham at Bristol-Myers Squibb Wilmington, Delaware on 28 October 2002(PDF).Philadelphia, PA:Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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