Robert Firth Drake

Background

Drake, Robert Firth was born on July 4, 1947 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of James and Edith (Firth) Drake.

Education

Bachelor of Science cum laude, Providence College, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1973.

Career

Assistant professor of chemistry, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland., 1973-1975; assistant professor of chemistry, Moorhead (Minnesota) State University, 1980-1984; associate professor of chemistry, St. Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota, 1984-1986; associate professor of chemistry, Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin, 1986-1987; associate professor of chemistry, Florida Memorial College, Miami, 1989-1991; professor chemical and chairman science & mathematics division, Lees College, Jackson, Kentucky, 1991-1992; professor chemical, Edison Cmty. College, Naples, Florida, 1992-1993; assistant professor, Johnson & Wales U., N. Miami, 1993-1994; assistant professor, Bronx (New York) Cmty. College, since 1994.

Visiting assistant professor of chemistry Metropolitan State College, Denver, 1975-1976, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1976-1977, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, 1977-1978, Colorado School Mines, Golden, 1978-1980, New College U. South Florida, 1987-1988. Visiting associate professor chemical Bard College, 1988-1989. Adjunct Professor chemical/earth science Miami-Dade Cmty.

College, summer 1994.

Achievements

• Robert Firth Drake has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemistry, American Association University professors, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, Macintosh computing, pen-and-ink sketching, traveling, folk music.

Connections

Father:

James Drake

Mother:

Edith (Firth) Drake