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Robert J. Linhardt, Professor and Acting Director of Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies :: http://www-heparin.rpi.edu/»


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 Education:

  • Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
    Organic Chemistry
  • M.S., The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
    Organic Chemistry
  • B.S., Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
    Chemistry

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Professional Background:

Professor Linhardt received his B.S. in Chemistry in 1975 from Marquette University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University in 1977, 1979. He was a postdoctoral fellow from 1979-1982, in Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined the faculty of the University of Iowa in 1982 rising through the ranks to become the F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering prior to joining the faculty of Rensselaer in 2003. He has received the 1992 Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, the 1994 Horace S. Isbell Award from the American Chemical Society, the 1999 Volwiler Research Achievement Award, and the 2003 Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.

Awards:

  • 2003 Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry from The American Chemical Society
  • 1999 Recipient of the AACP Volwiler Research Achievement Award.
  • 1996 Awarded the University of Iowa F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professorship
  • 1994 Horace S. Isbell Award from the American Chemical Society, Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry - Given for excellence of contributions to carbohydrate chemistry and continuing promise of quality contributions.
  • 1992 Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence - Awarded for a sustained record of excellence across the spectrum of faculty endeavors.
  • 1989 University of Iowa Excellence in Teaching Award.
  • 1981 MIT/Johnson & Johnson Postdoctoral Fellow - A competitive award given for exceptional biomedical research.
  • 1979 The Johns Hopkins University/Ernst M. Marks Award - Presented for excellence in teaching and research in organic chemistry.

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