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New Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Working To Strengthen Department
Linda McGown, professor and chair of the Department of
Chemistry and Chemical Biology, joined Rensselaer this summer
as the Institute works to strengthen the department’s faculty
and research.
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“Professor McGown brings an extraordinary depth of research
and education experience to this position,” said Provost G.P.
“Bud” Peterson. “Strengthening the chemistry department is
critical to accomplishing the goals of The Rensselaer Plan,
particularly as they pertain to biotechnology. Professor
McGown’s dedication to fostering the research capabilities of
the department within a collaborative environment are essential
as we expand in these areas.”
“I am excited about the diversity of opportunities available
to students and researchers at Rensselaer,” said McGown. “I
look forward to further developing the chemistry and chemical
biology department through the expansion of research in
traditional and interdisciplinary chemistry fields of study,
the addition of faculty, and an increase in the size of the
graduate program and the number of undergraduate chemistry
majors.”
McGown’s research spans the areas of analytical chemistry,
bioanalytical chemistry, environmental analysis, and
biotechnology. Her current projects are focused on genomics,
proteomics, bioseparations, and spectroscopic analysis in
applications with biological, medical, and toxicological
importance.
Prior to joining Rensselaer, McGown served as professor at
Duke University for 17 years and past director of graduate
studies for the university’s chemistry department. She also
served as tenured professor at Oklahoma State University and as
assistant professor at California State University, Long Beach.
McGown earned a bachelor’s of science in chemistry from the
State University of New York at Buffalo and a doctorate in
chemistry from the University of Washington.
McGown has written more than 100 journal publications and
currently serves on the editorial boards of Spectroscopy,
Instrumentation Science and Technology, and Applied
Spectroscopy. A fellow of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS), McGown is an invited member of
the Society of Fluorescence, a winner of a Gold Medal Award
from the New York Section of the Society for Applied
Spectroscopy, and a PerkinElmer International Liquid
Chromatography Technical Paper Award winner.
McGown joined the Rensselaer faculty in June.
Originally published in the October 4, 2004
issue of Campus.News.
Published
October 4,
2004
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