Amos Smith

Amos B. Smith III (born August 26, 1944) is an American chemist.

For the boxer, see Mysterious Billy Smith.
Amos B. Smith III
BornAugust 26, 1944 (1944-08-26) (age 79)
Alma materThe Rockefeller University
Known forTotal synthesis of natural products
AwardsPerkin Prize for Organic Chemistry
Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award
Ernest Guenther Award (1993)
William H. Nichols Medal (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, materials chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania/Monell Chemical Senses Center
Doctoral advisorWilliam C. Agosta

Biography

He is most notable for his research in the total synthesis of complex natural product, as well as the chemistry of mammalian pheromones[1] and chemical communication.

He currently works at the Monell Chemical Senses Center[2] and holds the Rhodes-Thompson Professorship of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania's department of chemistry.[3]

Amos B. Smith III is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the ESPCI ParisTech Scientific Council.[4]

In 2015, he was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry "for his continued outstanding contributions to new organic reaction development, complex natural product total synthesis, and new small molecules for medicinal chemistry".[5]

References
  1. Smith, Amos B.; Ott, Gregory R. (1 January 1996). "Total Synthesis of (−)-Macrolactin A". Journal of the American Chemical Society. American Chemical Society (ACS). 118 (51): 13095–13096. doi:10.1021/ja963543a. ISSN 0002-7863.
  2. "Scientific Staff". Monell Chemical Senses Center. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  3. "The Smith Research Group". University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  4. ESPCI ParisTech ISC Archived November 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "RSC Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry 2015 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.


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