2022 ACS Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal Presentation "Making Connections: My Trajectory in Theoretical Spectroscopy, and Some Things I Have Learned Along the Way"
Professor Anne McCoy - Department of Chemistry, University of Washington
Host: Despina Strong - American Chemical Society, Puget Sound Section Anne McCoy received her B.S. in Chemistry at Haverford College in 1987 and returned to Connecticut to teach chemistry at Hotchkiss before pursuing a PhD with Prof. Edwin L. Sibert at the University of Wisconsin. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 1992, Anne took a post-doctoral position with Prof. R. Benny Gerber, dividing her time between the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the University of California, Irvine. She began her independent research program at Ohio State in 1994, where she rose through the ranks. She moved to the University of Washington in 2015. Prof. McCoy is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2007), the American Chemical Society (2009) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012). From 2005-2011 she was a Senior Editor for the Journal of Physical Chemistry, and as the Deputy Editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry-A from 2011 to 2020. She has served as an officer of the PHYS division of the ACS and was a member of the ACS Committee on Professional Training from 2008-2018, serving as chair from 2012-2014. She is currently the Vice-Chair-elect of the Division of Chemical Physics of the APS, incoming co-editor for Annual Reviews of Physical Chemistry (2023-2027). Her contributions have been recognized through a CAREER Award from the NSF; Camille Dreyfus Teacher/Scholar Award and Crano Lectureship from the Akron Section of the ACS, and the 2022 Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society. The Department of Chemistry is committed to providing access and accommodation. To make a request connected to a disability or health condition for this event, contact Cassie Davis at 206-543-1656 (voice) or chem59x@uw.edu. |