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Jorge Colón
Catedrático - University of Puerto Rico
Interés científico principal: Ciencias Físicas y Químicas , Otra química , Química Inorgánica , Educación , Educación o instrucción en temas científicos
Sobre mí y mis proyectos
B.S. 1984: University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Dr. Rafael Arce, mentor.
Ph.D. 1989: Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas. Dr. Charles R. Martin, mentor.
Post-doc 1989-1990: TAMU, College Station, Texas. Dr. Charles R. Martin and Dr. Abraham Clearfield, mentors.
NSF Post-doc 1990-1992: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. Dr. Harry B. Gray, mentor.
1985-present: Member, American Chemical Society
1986-present: Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
1992-present: Member, Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
1997-present: Member, Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico
1995: Treasurer, American Chemical Society Puerto Rico Section
1997: President, American Chemical Society Puerto Rico Section
1999: President, Asociación Puertorriqueña de Profesores Universitarios
2001-2004 and 2009-2011: Representative, Academic Region 1, Junta de Gobierno, Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico
2004-present: Treasurer, American Chemical Society, Puerto Rico Section
2009-2012: President, American Association for the Advancement of Science-Caribbean Division
2010-2012: Vice-President, Asociación Puertorriqueña de Profesores Universitarios, Capítulo del Recinto de Río Piedras
2012-2018: Alternate Councilor, American Chemical Society, Puerto Rico Section
2014-2019 Associate Member, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Division II (Inorganic Chemistry)
2015-present: Member, Royal Society of Chemistry
2018-2020: Councilor, American Chemical Societgy, Puerto Rico Section
2020-2022- Titular Member, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Division II (Inorganic Chemistry)
During my tenure as President of the AAAS-Caribbean Division, we started the Haiti project and published in 2011 a report titled "Science for Haiti: A Report on Advancing Haitian Science and Science Education Capacity" available at https://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/migrate/uploads/haiti_report_2…. I also published an article in Chemistry International titled "Science for Haiti: A Call for a Response from the International Chemistry Community" that is available at www.iupac.org/publications/ci/2012/3404/3_colon.html.
Premios y logros
- TitleNational Science Foundation Minority Graduate Fellowship, Honorable Mention
- TitleTexas A&M University Minority Merit Fellowship
- TitleNational Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar
- TitleFord Foundation Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined)
- TitleNational Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemistry
- TitlePuerto Rico EPSCoR-DOE Scholarly Productivity Award
- TitlePuerto Rico EPSCoR-DOE Scholarly Productivity Award
- TitleNational Science Foundation Young Investigator Award
- TitleIgaravídez Award of the Puerto Rico Section of the American Chemical Society
- TitleExcellence in Chemical Education Award of the Puerto Rico Section of the American Chemical Society
- TitleOsvaldo Ramírez Torres Award of the Puerto Rico Chemists Association ("Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico")
- TitleAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
- TitleFellow Royal Society of Chemistry (Britain)
- TitleAmerican Chemical Society Fellow