Berlin named ACS Fellow

Monday, November 28, 2011

 

 

Berlin named ACS Fellow

Regents Professor K. Darrell Berlin was named an American Chemical Society Fellow at the ACS National Meeting in Denver, for his outstanding achievements and contributions to science, the profession and the society. Berlin’s research interests are in the areas of organic chemistry, specifically the synthesis of anticancer agents, antiarrhythmic agents, organophosphorous compounds, and NMR spectroscopy. He joins four other Oklahomans with the ACS Fellow designation. 

Berlin, the first Regents Professor named at OSU, started work here in 1960. He earned a B.S. degree from North Central College and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.

Berlin joined the ACS as a student affiliate in 1951 and became a member in 1956. He served his discipline through the local Oklahoma section and Southwest region for many years and in many roles including, most recently, as chair of the Oklahoma Chemist Award. 

Berlin has been a recipient of several awards including the Oklahoma Chemist Award, Outstanding Alumni Award at North Central College,  Regents' Distinguish Teaching Award, Regents' Distinguished Research Award, and the Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in University/College Teaching (2003) from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. He and his coworkers have published over 325 papers and also supervised over 100 Ph.D., masters and post-doctoral students.

The ACS Fellows Program was created by the ACS Board of Directors in December 2008.