David E. Lewis Professor photograph taken at SHS Golden Jubilee Adelaide, May 23, 2009

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Education and Professional Experience

Education:

• B.Sc. 1972 (chemistry), Ph.D. 1980 (organic chemistry)

Experience:

• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 1977-1980
• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Research Associate 1977-1978
• Lecturer, 1979-1980
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 1980-1981
• Department of Chemistry
• Visiting Assistant Professor, 1980-1981
• Baylor University, Waco, TX 1981-1988
• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Assistant Professor, 1981-1988
• Associate Professor, 1988
• South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 1989-1997
• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Associate Professor 1989-1993
• Professor 1993-1997
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54702
• Department of Chemistry
• Professor 1997-
• Chair 1997-1999, Interim Chair 2009-1010

Membership in Professional Societies and Advisory Boards

Professional Societies:

• American Chemical Society (Chair, HIST Division 2003-2004)
• Royal Australian Chemical Institute (elected Fellow, 1998)
• Royal Society of Chemistry

Scientific Advisory Boards

• Mionix Corporation

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Paper Award, ACS Division of History of Chemistry, 1997.
• Visiting Distinguished Scholar, University of Adelaide, June-July, 1988.
• Award for Outstanding Contributions to Chemistry, Central Wisconsin Section, ACS, 2006
• Listed:
• American Men and Women of Science
• Who's Who in Science & Technology
• Who's Who in Science & Engineering
• Who's Who in America
• Who's Who Among America's Teachers

Publications, Patents, etc.

• Downloadable list of Refereed publications and patents (pdf format).(Word format)

Teaching Specialties

• Organic Chemistry (first semester; Chem 325)
• Organic Chemistry (second semester; Chem 326)
• Chemical Industry Seminar (Chem 274)

Research Interests

• Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry
• Applied Organic Chemistry
• History of Organic Chemistry
• Recent Research Presentations (2005-2007)