Francesca M. Kerton

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Francesca M. Kerton
Nationality Canadian, British
Alma mater University of Sussex, University of Kent
Scientific career
Fields green chemistry
Institutions Memorial University of Newfoundland
Thesis Organometallic based transition metal catalysts.  (1998)
Doctoral advisor Gerard A. Lawless
Website https://greenchem.wordpress.com/

Francesca M. Kerton is a green chemist and Professor of Chemistry at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

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Early life

Kerton completed her B.Sc. (Hons) in chemistry with environmental science at the University of Kent. She then completed her D.Phil. (1995–1999) at the University of Sussex. [1]

Academic career

Following a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia (1999–2000), Kerton was appointed as a junior lecturer at the University of York (2000–2002). She was awarded a Royal Society (UK) University Research Fellowship (2002–2004). [2] She was appointed as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2005, where she founded the Green Chemistry and Catalysis Group. She was promoted to associate professor in 2010 and promoted to professor in 2015. [3]

Research

Kerton has authored more than 80 scientific papers related to green chemistry, organometallic chemistry, catalysis, and polymer chemistry. [4] Kerton and her research group have contributed to the development of processes to convert waste from fish and shellfish processing plants into chemical feedstocks. [5] Her laboratory has also developed polymerization catalysts using earth-abundant metals. [6]

Published work

Kerton is the co-author of the book Alternative Solvents for Green Chemistry, which is published by the Royal Society for Chemistry. She has also authored Fuels, Chemicals and Materials from the Oceans and Aquatic Sources, which is published by Wiley.

Honours and awards

Kerton was selected as one of three Canadian Women for the 25 Women in Science 2024 cohort whose research focuses on environmental sustainability. [7] This recognition aims to increase the visibility of women researchers and highlights Kerton's research targeting new environmentally-friendly technologies to transform food waste towards achieving a circular economy. In 2023, Kerton was the recipient of the Kalev Pugi Award from the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Canada Group. [8] Kerton received the 2016 Dean's Distinguished Scholar Medal at Memorial University. [9] In 2019, Kerton was recognized for her research with the Canadian Green Chemistry and Engineering Award (Individual). [10] She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2016. [11]

Other contributions

Kerton has served on the interdisciplinary adjudication committee for Canada Research Chairs program [12] and as an evaluator of Fellowship proposals for the Association of Commonwealth Universities Blue Charter. [13] She is an associate editor of the journal RSC Sustainability [14] and a member of the editorial advisory board for the journal Reaction Chemistry and Engineering both published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. [15] She is a member of the IUPAC committee for Chemistry Research Applied to World Needs (CHEMRAWN) and Chair of this committee since January 2020. [16] She is the co-chair for the 27th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in 2023. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Kerton, Francesca Maria (1998). Organometallic based transition metal catalysts (Ph.D. thesis). University of Sussex.
  2. ↑ "Francesca Kerton | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Group Members". Green Chemistry @ MUN. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. ↑ Google Scholar Entry of Francesca Kerton
  5. ↑ N.L. grad student produces plastic alternative from fish guts
  6. ↑ Andrea, Kori A.; Kerton, Francesca M. (2019-03-01). "Triarylborane-Catalyzed Formation of Cyclic Organic Carbonates and Polycarbonates". ACS Catalysis. 9 (3): 1799–1809. doi:10.1021/acscatal.8b04282. S2CID   104403502.
  7. ↑ "3M 25 Women in Science, Latin America and Canada". 3M, News Centre. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  8. ↑ "Kalev Pugi Award". Society of Chemical Industry, SCI. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  9. ↑ Newfoundland, Memorial University of. "Faculty of Science". Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  10. ↑ "Canadian Green Chemistry and Engineering Award (Individual)". The Chemical Institute of Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  11. ↑ kfoss. "Dr. Francesca Kerton". Gazette - Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  12. ↑ Canada Research Chairs Committee Membership
  13. ↑ Association of Commonwealth Universities Blue Charter Fellowship Program
  14. ↑ "RSC Sustainability". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  15. ↑ "Reaction Chemistry & Engineering". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  16. ↑ mandyc. "Dr. Francesca Kerton". Gazette - Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  17. ↑ "Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference". gcande.org. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
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