Dr. Russell G. Kerr


Professor

B.S. University of Calgary

Ph.D. Univ. of Calgary

Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

Research Associate, Stanford University

 

Contact Information

Email

rkerr@fau.edu

Phone

(561) 297-3356

FAX

(561) 297-2759

Office

PS 309

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Research

For details concerning our research program, please see our Group Webpage

 

         Academic Appointments:

         1991-1996    Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry,

                               Florida Atlantic University.

         1996-1998    Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry,   

                               Florida Atlantic University. 

         1998-             Professor, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry,

                               Florida Atlantic University.

         1999-                         Professor of Biomedical Sciences,

                               Florida Atlantic University. 

          

         Awards:

         2000  President’s Research Development Award (FAU)

         1999  Member of Cancer Drug Discovery study section of                the American Cancer Society (1999-2003)             

         2000  Elected as “Young Observer” for the U.S. National

                   Committee for the International Union of Pure and

                   Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

         1998    Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Distinguished

                   Teacher of the Year.

         1997  Elected to Sigma Xi

         1997  Phi Kappa Phi faculty award (FAU).

         1997  Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, Florida     

                   Atlantic University.

         1996  Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award.

         1996  Researcher of the Year Award, Florida Atlantic Univ.

         1995  Teaching Incentive Program Award, Florida Atlantic  

                   University.

         1992  American Society of Pharmacognosy Research Initiation 

                   Award.

 

S       Teaching

         Undergraduate courses:

         Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry. 

         Graduate courses:

        Advanced organic synthesis, Natural products chemistry,

         Synthesis and Characterization (core PhD course)