George R. Newkome

Dr. George R. Newkome

George R. Newkome (born in 1938, at Medina, Ohio, USA) is an American borned scientist and chemist who was a James & Vanita Oelschlager Professor of Science & Technology, Professor Emeritus, Department of Polymer Science, Vice President for Research, Emeritus at The University of Akron,[1] in United States. And now he is an Affiliate Research Professor in the Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). He is one of the pioneers of dendrimer field. and has also published both science papers and books, being largely cited and collected in both capacities.[2][3]

Education and Early Life

Dr. George R. Newkome graduated from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, USA. And he received his B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry at Kent State University in 1961 and 1966, separately.[4]

Career

In 1966, Dr. George R. Newkome went to Princeton University as a postdoctoral fellow. After then, he started his academic career at Louisiana State University (LSU).

In 1978, he became a Full Professor at LSU and then awarded the designation of Distinguished Research Master before becoming the executive director of the LSU Center for Energy Studies.

In 1986, he moved to the University of South Florida as their Vice President for Research with a faculty appointment in chemistry and was later named Distinguished Research Professor. He was host and commentator for the TV show Science Adventures and the international syndicated Beyond Science.

From 2001-2014, he was Vice President for Research as well as Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Akron and is currently the James and Vanita Oelschlager Professor of Science and Technology and Professor in the Departments of Polymer Science and Chemistry as well as President of the Ohio Research Foundation and Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund.[5]

In 2015, he was the recipient of the Docteur Honoris Causa de L'Université de Bordeaux for his contributions to international relations and chemical research.

In 2018, he was named the 2016 Kent State University Alumnus of the Year.[6]

Today, he works at the Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at Florida Atlantic University.

Scientific Research

One of his major contributions is the design and construction the big blueprint of a special type of polymer-dendrimer.[7] And also in coordination and supramolecular chemistry, based on a type of building moiety-terpyridine and metal ions, he has designed and reported numerous extremely gorgeous supramolecular level, nanosized artworks.[8][9]

Molecular Sierpinski Garsket
Supramolecular Fission and Fusion

His interests include synthetic and structural studies in diverse areas of chemistry and nanotechnology, including supramolecular construction, dendritic polymer synthesis and application, as well as metallosuperstructure fabrication and utilitarian features.

Newkome type dendrimer

Awards/Accomplishments

In 1992, Fellow, AAAS

In 2011, Fellow, Ohio Academy of Sciences, USA

In 2012, Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, USA

In 2013, Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK

In 2015, Docteur Honoris Causa, de l'universite de Bordeaux, France

He has been on the board of numerous corporations and editorial boards as well as the author of over 515 scientific articles, 55 patents, and has edited/written over 20 scientific books. He was one of the two founders of the field of dendrimer chemistry.[10]

Life

Dr. George R. Newkome married Mary Jean Saunders. He and Mary Jean Saunders established The Dr. George R. Newkome and Dr. Mary Jane Saunders Endowed Scholarship in 2004, which is to make an award to a deserving student. He donated $1 million to Kent State University — an institution where he earned two degrees. The gift will be used to fund a professorship in materials science in Kent State's College of Arts and Sciences.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "George R. Newkome". uakron.edu. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Newkome, George R." worldcat.org. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "George R. Newkome". scholar.google.com. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ https://www.uakron.edu/development/funds/funds.dot?id=540376
  5. ↑ https://www.uakron.edu/dps/faculty/profile.dot?id=865ff8f4-b6fe-4244-a9ff-2cfaa245c769
  6. ↑ https://www.kent.edu/cas/dr-george-newkome
  7. ↑ Newkome, George R.; Yao, Zhongqi; Baker, Gregory R.; Gupta, Vinod K. (1985). "Micelles. Part 1. Cascade molecules: a new approach to micelles. A [27]-arborol". J. Org. Chem. 50 (11): 2003–2004. doi:10.1021/jo00211a052.
  8. ↑ http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5781/1782.full
  9. ↑ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201503609
  10. ↑ http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-jxy3P0AAAAJ&hl=en
  11. ↑ http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20180510/news/161316/former-university-akron-vp-pledges-1-million-kent-state
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