Janet Gretchen Osteryoung

Background

Osteryoung, Janet Gretchen was born on March 1, 1939 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Arthur Roberts and Elizabeth Jane (Peebles) Jones.

Education

Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1967.

Career

Assistant professor of chemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, 1967-1968; fellow, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1968-1973; assistant professor сivil engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1969-1973; assistant professor сivil engineering, microbiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1972-1973; associate professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1973-1978; associate professor сivil engineering, research chemist, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1978-1979; associate professor of chemistry, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1979-1982; professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1982-1992; faculty exchange scholar, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1987-1992; head department chemistry, North Carolina State University, 1992-1994; professor, National Science Foundation, since 1992; director chemistry division, National Science Foundation, since 1994. Visiting professor Colorado College, 1972, California Institute Technology, 1985. Guggenheim fellow, visiting professor U. Southampton (England), 1985-1986.

Consultant Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1970-1972, Edgerton, Germeshauser, and Greer Princeton (New Jersey) Applied, since 1983. Director program chemical analysis National Science Foundation, Washington, 1977-1978, member ad hoc review panel1988.

Achievements

• Janet Gretchen Osteryoung has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member, International Society Electrochemistry (member division 3 1985-1988), Society Electroanalytical Chemistry (founding member, president 1986-1987, chairman 1987-1988), American Chemical Society (Garvan medal 1987, western New York chapter, chairman of the executive committee 1981-1989, Distinguished Svc. award 1988), Society AppliedSpectroscopy (Distinguished Svc. award Niagara Frontier chapter 1988), New York.Acad. Sciences, Electrochemical Society (president Rocky Mountain section 1976-1977), Federation American Scientists, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Iota Sigma Pi (Triennial Honorary member).

Connections

Married Bruce Ulrich, August 16, 1967 (divorced 1968). Married Robert Allen Osteryoung, August 17, 1969. Children: Anne Elizabeth, Adam Armstrong.

Father:

Arthur Roberts Jones

Mother:

Elizabeth Jane (Peebles) Jones

Spouse:

Bruce Ulrich

Spouse:

Robert Allen Osteryoung

child:

Anne Elizabeth Osteryoung

child:

Adam Armstrong Osteryoung