Robert Allen Scott

Background

Scott, Robert Allen was born on April 25, 1953 in Dixon, Illinois, United States. Son of Norman Nelson and Ora Caroline (Hansen) Scott.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry summa cum laude, University of Illinois, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, California Institute Technology, 1980.

Career

National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University, 1980-1981; assistant professor of chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1981-1987; associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, U. Georgia, Athens, 1987-1991; professor, U. Georgia, Athens, since 1991; co-director, Center for Metalloenzyme Studies, since 1993. Member Brookhaven National Laboratory National Synchrotron Light Source X-ray Proposal Study Panel, 1989-1991. Member biophysics advisory panel National Science Foundation, since 1991.

Achievements

• Robert Allen Scott has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry and biochemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Society Bio-chemical Medical Biology, Protein Society.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, tennis, volleyball, graphic arts.

Connections

Married Marly K. Eidsness, February 22, 1986. 1 child, Sean Eliot.

Father:

Norman Nelson Scott

Mother:

Ora Caroline (Hansen) Scott

Spouse:

Marly K. Eidsness

child:

Sean Eliot Scott