Ten Women Academics Named Fellows of the American Chemical Society

The American Chemical Society recently named its new class of fellows for 2013. The induction ceremony for the 2013 fellows will be held at the 246th ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Monday, September 9, 2013. Of the 96 new fellows, 21 are women. Ten of the new fellows are women who have current affiliations with academic institutions in the United States.

(L to R) Stacey F. Bent, Anna G. Cavinato, Amina Khalifa El-Ashmawy, Cheryl B. Frech, Gunda I. Georg, Marisa Kozlowski, Susan M. Lunte, Lisa A. Peterson, Ieva L. Reich, and Mary Jane Shultz

Stacey F. Bent is a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford University. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is being honored for her work in the advanced understanding of surface chemistry, contributing to foundational work in organic functionalization of semiconductors.

Anna G. Cavinato is a professor of chemistry at Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande. She has been on the faculty at the university since 1992. Professor Cavinato was chosen as a fellow for innovative curriculum changes targeted to active learning in the classroom and the laboratory.

Amina Khalifa El-Ashmawy is a professor at Collin College in Texas. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas.

Cheryl B. Frech is chair of the department of chemistry at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. She has been on the faculty at the university since 1991. Professor Frech is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Oklahoma.

Gunda I. Georg is a professor of medicinal chemistry in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Marburg in Germany. Professor George is as co-editor-in-chief for the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

Marisa Kozlowski is a professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been on the faculty at Penn since 1997. Dr. Kozlowski is a magna cum laude graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley.

Susan M. Lunte is the Ralph N. Adams Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kansas. She is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan and holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She was selected as a fellow for her work in developing new analytical methodologies for the detection of drugs and neurotransmitters in biological fluids.

Lisa A. Peterson is a professor of environmental health sciences in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. She is a graduate of Macalester College and holds a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of California at San Francisco. Her research focuses on genotoxic and nongenotoxic mechanisms by which chemicals initiate cancer.

Ieva L. Reich is a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin. A native of Latvia, she came to the United States in 1950. Dr. Reich is a graduate of the University of Washington and holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Mary Jane Shultz is a professor of chemistry at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Her research focuses on developing a molecular-level of understanding of water at a variety of surfaces. Professor Shultz is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. from MIT.