Melanie Sanford
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Melanie Sanford is an American chemist, and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Chemistry at University of Michigan
. Sanford is best known for her studies of high-valent organopalladium species, particularly those implicated in Pd-catalyzed C–H functionalization reactions. She has received numerous awards and honors, including selection as a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. She is also a Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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She graduated from Yale University
with a BS and MS in 1999, having carried out research with Robert H. Crabtree
, and from the California Institute of Technology
with a Ph.D. in 2001, where she studied with Robert H. Grubbs
. She did postdoctoral work at Princeton University
, where she studied with John T. Groves
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. Sanford is best known for her studies of high-valent organopalladium species, particularly those implicated in Pd-catalyzed C–H functionalization reactions. She has received numerous awards and honors, including selection as a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. She is also a Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
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Life
Sanford was born and grew up in Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
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She graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
with a BS and MS in 1999, having carried out research with Robert H. Crabtree
Robert H. Crabtree
Robert Howard Crabtree is a British chemist. He is presently serving as Whitehead Professor of Chemistry at Yale University in the United States. He is a naturalized citizen of the United States...
, and from the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
with a Ph.D. in 2001, where she studied with Robert H. Grubbs
Robert H. Grubbs
Robert Howard Grubbs is an American chemist and Nobel laureate.As he noted in his official Nobel Prize autobiography, "In some places, my birthplace is listed as Calvert City and in others Possum Trot [NB: both in Marshall County]...
. She did postdoctoral work at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, where she studied with John T. Groves
John T. Groves
John T. Groves is an American chemist, and Hugh Stott Taylor Chair of Chemistry, at Princeton University.He won the 2010 Hans Fischer Career Award....
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External links
- http://centc.blogspot.com/2011/01/melanie-sanford-named-aaas-fellow.html
- http://www.esquire.com/features/best-and-brightest-2009/advanced-cell-chemistry-1209