Dr. Donna J. Nelson

2007 Nelson Diversity Surveys
Science Magazine Letter to the Editor  30May08

Associate Professor

• Provost's Faculty Fellow 1990 - 1991
  
• Postdoctorate 1980 - 1983 (Purdue w/ Herbert C. Brown)
  
• Ph D 1980 (UT-Austin w/ Michael J. S. Dewar)
  
• B.S. (University of Oklahoma) 1974

Selected Awards and Honors

• NSF ADVANCE Leadership Award 2006 - 2009
  
• SACNAS Distinguished Scientist of the Year 2006
  
• Women’s eNews 21 Leaders for the 21st Century 2006
  
• AAAS Fellow 2005
• NOW Woman of Courage 2004
• Guggenheim Fellow 2003 - 2004
• Ford Foundation Fellow 2003 - 2004
• MIT Visiting Professor 2003
  
• OU Provost's Faculty Fellow 1989 - 1990
• Other awards and service

Research Interests

• Energy:  Single walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) functionalization and characterization; collaboration on applications to hydrogen storage, electrode materials, capacitors, etc.
• Scientific workforce development:  Identify current status, trends, and possible improvements.
• Correlations of additions to alkenes
• New techniques in chemical education

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