Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

VITA

J. DEVENS GUST, JR.

 

DATE OF BIRTH:

            November 28, 1944
            Phoenix, Arizona

EDUCATION:

            Stanford University (Advisor Harry S. Mosher) 1967  B.S.
            Princeton University 1967 - 1969
            (U.S. Army Military Police Corps 1969 - 1971)
            Princeton University 1972  M.A.
            Princeton University (Advisor Kurt Mislow) 1974  Ph.D.

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:

            Organic Chemistry, Photochemistry, Artificial Photosynthesis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

            Stanford University
                        Summer Research Associate 1966

            Princeton University
                        NDEA IV Fellowship 1967 - 1969

            California Institute of Technology
                        Postdoctoral Research Fellow (with J. D. Roberts) 1974 - 1975

            Arizona State University
                        Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
                                    Assistant Professor 1975 - 1980
                                    Associate Professor  1980 - 1985
                                    Professor  1985 – present
                                    Foundation Professor 2004 - present
                                    Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies 1986-1988
                                    Director, Center for the Study
                                                of Early Events in Photosynthesis 1991 - 1994
                                    Chair, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry 1998 - 2002

            Muséum National d’Histoire
                        Naturelle, Paris
                        Laboratoire de Biophysique
                                    Visiting Professor of Biophysics 1982; 1985
                                    Visiting Scientist  1986; 1987; 1988

            Centre d’Etudes Nucléaires de Saclay
                        Département de Physico-Chimie
                                    Visiting Scientist 1982 - 1983
                                    1984, 1986

            Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,
                        Leuven, Belgium
                        Afdeling Organische Scheikunde
                                    Visiting Scientist 1987, 1988
                                    Visiting Professor of Chemistry 1989 – 1990

            University of Sydney,
                        Sydney, Australia
                        Department of Chemistry           
                                    Visiting Professor 2003

            Université Louis Pasteur,
                        Strasbourg, France
                        Faculté de Chimie
                                    Visiting Professor  2007

HONORS:

            3eme Cycle Lectureship, Switzerland 2007
            Watkins Foundation Visiting Lecturer, Wichita State University 2007
            AzTE Technology Ventures Innovators of the Year Award  2006
            2005 Award in Photochemistry,
                        Inter-American Photochemical Society  2005
            Honors Disciplinary Faculty, ASU 2005-present
            Foundation Professor of Chemistry, ASU 2004 - present
            Cornforth Foundation Lecturer, University of Sydney  2003
            Lady Masson Lecturer, University of Melbourne  2003
            Fellow, Institute of Physics (UK)  2003
            Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  2002
            Nakamoto Distinguished Lecture in Chemistry,
                        Marquette University  2001
            Marple-Schweitzer Memorial Lectureship,
                        Northwestern University  1999
            Chaire Bruylants Medal, Université Catholique de Louvain  1999
            3eme Cycle Lectureship, Basel, Berne, Geneva  1999
            National Science Foundation Extension
                        for Special Creativity  1992 - 1994
            Distinguished Research and Creative
                        Activity Award, Arizona State University  1988 - 1989

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AND HONORARY SOCIETIES:

            American Chemical Society
            Institute of Physics (United Kingdom)
            American Society for Photobiology
            American Association for the Advancement of Science
            Electrochemical Society
            Materials Research Society
            Phi Beta Kappa
            Sigma Xi
            Phi Lambda Upsilon

SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION:
           
            Chair, 2008 IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry   2004 - 2008

            International Advisory Committee, Inter-American
            Photochemical Society 2008 Annual Meeting   2007-2008

            International Organizing Committee, International
            Symposium on Photochromism   2004 - present

            Co-Chair, 15th Winter Conference of the Inter-American
            Photochemical Society  2004

            International Organizing Committee, 2nd International
            Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines  2000 - 2002

            Editorial Board Member,
            Nanotechnology  2001 - present

            Editorial Board Member,
            Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines   2000 - present

            Co-Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Electron
            Donor-Acceptor Interactions  2001 - 2002

            International Organizing Committee, 18th IUPAC
            Symposium on Photochemistry  1998 - 2000

            Co-Vice Chair, Gordon Research Conference on
            Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions  1998 - 2000

            Program Committee, Third International Workshop
            on Information Processing in Cells and Tissues   1999

            International Organizing Committee,
            International Conference on Photochemical
            Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy   1992 - 1998

            Councilor, American Society for Photobiology  1992 - 1995
            Chair, Publications Committee, ASP  1993 - 1995
            Chair, Journal Printing Committee  1995

            Co-Organizer, 10th Anniversary Symposium
            of the Japan-US Cooperative Photoconversion
            and Photosynthesis Research Program   1991

 

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