Stephen L. Morgan is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of South Carolina (http://www.chem.sc.edu/faculty/morgan/). He received a B.S in Chemistry from Duke University (1971), and MS. and PhD. degrees (1974, 1975) from Emory University. His research involves forensic analytical chemistry (spectroscopy and separations for trace evidence: fibers, dyes and inks, drugs, and biological residues), chemometrics, and polymer analysis by pyrolysis GC/MS and spectr
Environmental Sciences, Homeland Security, Science and Engineering (Other)
Personal Focus Areas
forensic analytical chemistry, chemometrics and applications of statistics in chemistry, chromatography and mass spectrometry
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
09/1971 - 07/1975
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
PhD
Chemistry
09/1967 - 06/1971
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
BS Chem
Chemistry
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
08/1975 - 08/1976
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston
08/1976 - 08/1981
Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina
08/1981 - 07/1989
Associate Professor, University of South Carolina
08/1989
Professor, University of South Carolina
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2008
Award
Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer
2011
Award
American Chemical Society, South Carolina Section, 2011 Outstanding Chemist, May 2011.
Award
Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor, University of South Carolina
Award
The Society of the Sigma Xi, Student Research, Award Winner for Ph.D. Dissertation, "Simplex Optimization and Experimental Design in the Development of Analytical Methods," Emory University
2016
Fellowship
American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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