Peter J. Stang
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Peter John Stang is an American chemist. He is a professor of chemistry at the University of Utah
and the editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society
since 2002.
Stang holds a B.S. from DePaul University
and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley
. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences
. He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Organic Chemistry
from 2000 to 2001.
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
and the editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of the American Chemical Society
The Journal of the American Chemical Society is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1879 by the American Chemical Society. The journal has absorbed two other publications in its history, the Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry and the American Chemical Journal...
since 2002.
Stang holds a B.S. from DePaul University
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
. He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Organic Chemistry
Journal of Organic Chemistry
The Journal of Organic Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for original contributions of fundamental research in organic and bioorganic chemistry. It is published by the American Chemical Society. Its 2010 impact factor is 4.002....
from 2000 to 2001.
Awards and Honors
- National Medal of Science, (2010)
- Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award of the ACSAmerican Chemical SocietyThe American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
Division of Organic Chemistry, (2010) - F.A Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research, (2010)
- Honorary Professor CAS Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, Zheijiang U; East China Normal U and East China U of Science and Technology, (2010)
- Fred Basolo Medal for Outstanding Research in Inorganic Chemistry, (2009)
- Foreign Member of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungarian Academy of SciencesThe Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...
, (2007) - ACS Award for Creative Research and Applications of Iodine Chemistry, (2007)
- Linus Pauling AwardLinus Pauling AwardThe Linus Pauling Award is an award recognizing outstanding achievement in chemistry. It is awarded annually by the Puget Sound, Oregon, and Portland Sections of the American Chemical Society, and is named after the US chemist Linus Pauling , to whom it was first awarded in 1966.Another Linus...
, (2006) - Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2006)
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
(2002) - Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
- ACS George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry, (2003)
- Member, AAAS Board of Directors, (2003–2007)
- Robert W. Parry Teaching Award, (2000)
- ACS James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, (1998)
- University of Utah Rosemblatt Prize for Excellence, (1995)
- Utah Award in Chemistry, American Chemical Society, (1994)
- The Governor's Medal for Science and Technology, (1993)
- Honorary Doctorate of Science (D. Sc. honoris causa) Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia (1992)
- Fulbright Senior Scholar, (1987–1988)
- Univ. of Utah Distinguished Research Award, (1987)
- Fellow AAAS, JSPS Fellow (1985, 1998)
- Lady Davis Fellowship (Visiting Professor), Technion, Israel, (1986, 1997)
- Humboldt "Senior U.S. Scientist" Award, (1977, 1996, 2010)
- Associate Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society (1982–1999)
- National Organic Symposium Executive Officer (1985)