Bruce E. Bursten | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Provost |
Board member of | president of the American Chemical Society, AAAS Chemistry Chair |
Awards | ACS fellow |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Chicago University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Doctoral advisor | Richard F. Fenske |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Chemistry |
Sub-discipline | Inorganic chemistry |
Institutions | The Ohio State University, University of Tennessee,Knoxville, Barnard College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Bruce Edward Bursten (March 8,1954) is an American chemist,professor of chemistry,and was president of the American Chemical Society. He was the provost of Worcester Polytechnic Institute between 2016 and 2021. [1] His research has specialised in inorganic chemistry and metal-containing molecules.
He was born in Chicago,Illinois. He graduated from University of Chicago,and University of Wisconsin-Madison,where he studied with Richard F. Fenske. [2]
He taught at Ohio State University,University of Tennessee,Knoxville,and Barnard College. [2] He was AAAS Chemistry Chair and an ACS fellow. [3] [4]