HOWELL RESEARCH GROUP

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

ABOUT PROF. AMY RUTH HOWELL

Department of Chemistry
Storrs, CT 06269-4060
Tel. (860) 486-3460
Fax. (860) 486-2981
amy.howell@uconn.edu


Education:
 
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry University of Kentucky
Supervisor: Prof. W. T. Smith, Jr.
May, 1987

B. Sc. Chemistry Wheaton College
(Highest Honors) Wheaton, IL
May, 1977

Experience:
 


UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
September 2005 to present: Professor
September 2000 to August 2005: Associate Professor
September 1994 to August 2000 : Assistant Professor

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
September 1993 to May 1994
Visiting Assistant Professor

GLAXO GROUP RESEARCH
London, England
May 1992 to June 1993 : Principal Research Chemist
October 1989 to May 1992 : Senior Research Chemist

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
October 1988 to October 1989
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Supervisor: Professor Gerald Pattenden

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
June 1987 to August 1988
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Supervisor: Professor Anthony G. M. Barrett

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
September 1985 May 1986
Instructor

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
January 1982 to June 1985
Research Assistant
Departments of Chemistry and Pharmacology (Joint Appointment)

COLLEGE OF WEST AFRICA, MONROVIA, LIBERIA
September 1978 to December 1980
High School Teacher

NAVAJO METHODIST MISSION SCHOOL, FARMINGTON, NM
September 1977 to June 1978
High School Teacher

Awards and Other Professional Activities:
 

June 2008 Postdoctoral Fellowship Panel, NIH
2007 Editorial Board, Organic Preperations and Procedures
International
2007 UCONN Student Government Educator of the Year
February 2005-2006 SBCA Study Section Member, NIH
2004 NSF CAREER Award Panel (Synthetic Methodology)
2003 New England Board of Higher Education, Mentor of the Year

2003-2005 Canvassing Committee for Ernest Guenther Award in Chemistry of Natural Products
July 2002 Minority predoctoral fellowship panel, NIH
July 2002-October2004 BNP Study Section member, NIH
October 2000-2002 ad-hoc BNP study section member
2002 Guest Editor, Tetrahedron Symposium in Print on Strained Heterocycles
2001 Organic Section Co-chair, Northeast Regional Meeting, ACS
1996-1999 Career Coordinator, Connecticut Valley Section, ACS
1997 NSF CAREER Award
1996 University of Connecticut Faculty Summer Fellow
1984 100%+ Award, Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky
1983 President, Chemistry Graduate Student Union, University of Kentucky
1983 Graduate School Fellowship, University of Kentucky
1973 Graduated Highest Honors, Wheaton College


Professional Societies:
 

American Chemical Society
American Association of University Professors
Sigma Xi

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