James P. Morken

James P. Morken

Louise and James Vanderslice and Family Professor of Chemistry

Education and Research Experience

• 5/2014, Louise and James Vanderslice and Family Professor of Chemistry, Boston College

• 7/2006, Professor of Chemistry, Boston College

• 10/2002 - 6/2006, Associate Professor of Chemistry, UNC Chapel Hill.

• 7/1997 - 10/2002, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, UNC Chapel Hill.

• 4/1995 - 6/1997, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University (Advisor: S. L. Schreiber).

• 9/1990 - 4/1995, Ph. D., Boston College (Advisor: A. H. Hoveyda).

• 1/1990 - 9/1990, Associate Research Chemist, ICI Americas, Inc., Agricultural Chemicals Research and Discovery Group, Richmond, CA.

• 9/1985 - 12/1989, B. S. Chemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara (Advisor: B. Rickborn).

• 6/1988 - 12/1989, Analytical Chemist, Central Coast Analytical Services, Santa Barbara, CA.

Honors and Awards

• Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, 2018

• Graduate School Teaching and Mentoring Award, 2016.

• Astra-Zeneca Excellence in Chemistry Award, 2002.

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 2002.

• David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellow in Science and Engineering, 1998-2003.

• Dow Innovation Recognition Award, 2001-2002.

• DuPont Young Professor Grantee, 1998-2001.

• GlaxoSmithKline Scholars Award, 2001-2002.

• National Science Foundation, CAREER Award, 1998-2003.

• Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement, 2001.

• Sloan Research Foundation Fellowship, 2002-2004.

• National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemistry, 1995-1997.

• ACS Organic Division Graduate Fellowship, Sponsored by Glaxo Research Labs, 1993.