Amos Brittain Smith III

Background

III, Amos Brittain Smith was born on August 26, 1944 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Amos Brittain and Mildred (Cornelius) S.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Bucknell U., 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Rockefeller U., 1972; Master of Arts (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1978.

Career

Research associate, Rockefeller U., New York City, 1972-1973; assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1973-1978; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1978-1981; professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1981; department chairman chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1988; Rhodes-Thompson professor of chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1990. Visiting director Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, since 1990. Ad hoc member medicinal chemistry A and bioorganic and natural products chemistry review panel, National Institutes of Health, 1980-1983, member medicinal chemistry study section, 1983-1987, chairman study section workshop on medicinal chemistry, 1986, member study section for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and related research, 1989.

Visiting professor Columbia University, New York City, 1980, Cambridge (England) University, 1982. Arthur D. Little lecturer Northeastern U., 1986, H. Martin Friedman lecturer Rutgers University, 1988, Merck-Frosst lecturer, Ottawa, Canada, 1988, U. Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, 1993. Phillips lecturer Haverford College, 1992.

Society Francaise de Chimie lecturer, Paris, 1988, lecturer at French-speaking universities, Switzerland, 1989.

Achievements

• Amos Brittain Smith III has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society (chairman nominating committee organic chemistry division 1985, Executive Committee 1987-1990, chairman fellowship committee 1988-1989, symposium Executive officer National Organic Symposium 1993, chair-elect, chair, post chair Division Organic Chemistry, 1995, 96, 97, canvassing committee since 1989, Philadelphia sect award 1986, Ernest Guenther award 1993), International Society Chem.Ecology (counselor), Gordon Research Conference (vice chairman organic reactionand processes 1979, chairman 1980), Franklin Institute (commission on science and arts since 1985), Philadelphia Organic Chemists Club (chairman 1978, award 1991).

Interests

• Avocations: hunting, fishing.

Connections

Married Janet L. Duyckinck. Children: Amos Matthew MacMillan, Kathryn Schuyler.

Father:

Amos Brittain S.

Mother:

Mildred (Cornelius) S.

Spouse:

Janet L. Duyckinck

child:

Kathryn Schuyler III

child:

Amos Matthew MacMillan III