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Amos Smith
American chemist
Amos B. Smith III (born August 26, 1944) is an American chemist.
Amos B. Smith III | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 26, 1944 (1944-08-26) (age 79) |
| Alma mater | The Rockefeller University |
| Known for | Total synthesis of natural products |
| Awards | Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award Ernest Guenther Award (1993) William H. Nichols Medal (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, materials chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania/Monell Chemical Senses Center |
| Doctoral advisor | William C. Agosta |
He is most notable for his research in the total synthesis of complex natural product, as well as the chemistry of mammalian pheromones[1] and chemical communication.
He currently works at the Monell Chemical Senses Center[2] and holds the Rhodes-Thompson Professorship of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania's department of chemistry.[3]
Amos B. Smith III is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the ESPCI ParisTech Scientific Council.[4]
In 2015, he was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry "for his continued outstanding contributions to new organic reaction development, complex natural product total synthesis, and new small molecules for medicinal chemistry".[5]
- Smith, Amos B.; Ott, Gregory R. (1 January 1996). "Total Synthesis of (−)-Macrolactin A". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 118 (51). American Chemical Society (ACS): 13095–13096. doi:10.1021/ja963543a. ISSN 0002-7863.
- "Scientific Staff". Monell Chemical Senses Center. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- "The Smith Research Group". University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- ESPCI ParisTech ISC Archived November 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- "RSC Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry 2015 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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