Valerie Ashby
African-American polymer chemist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valerie Sheares Ashby is an American chemist and university professor who currently serves as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.[1] She was the Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University[2] from 2015 to 2022 and formerly chair of the chemistry department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2012 to 2015. With her research group, she holds ten patents.[3] On April 4, 2022, it was announced[4] that Ashby would assume the position of president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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Quick Facts President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Preceded by ...
Valerie Ashby | |
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President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County | |
Assumed office 2022 | |
Preceded by | Freeman Hrabowski |
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Born | Valerie Sheares Ashby (1966-09-06) September 6, 1966 (age 57) Clayton, North Carolina, US |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
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Fields | Chemistry |
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Thesis | Synthesis and Characterization of Thiophene-Based Poly (Arylene Ether Ketones) and Poly (Arylene Ether Sulfones) (1994) |
Doctoral advisor | Joseph DeSimone |
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