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.