Prof. Shillady's Curriculum Vitae

Name:            Donald Douglas Shillady

Place of Birth:  August 27, 1937;
                         Norristown, Pennsylvania
                         United States of America

Office Address:  Department of Chemistry,
                            Virginia Commonwealth University
                            3040 Oliver Hall
                            1001 W. Main St.
                            Richmond, VA 23284
                            (804) 367-7508

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry; University of Virginia, 1970.
                                 Thesis: "Some Electronic Effects of Covalency"
                                 Thesis Advisor: Prof. John E. Bloor

M.A. in Chemistry; Princeton University, 1964.

B.S. in Chemistry; Drexel Inst. of Technology, 1962.

Academic Appointments

1986 - Present.  Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth
University (full time).

1975 - 1986.  Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth
University (full time).

1970 - 1975. Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth
University (full time).

Sept. 1969 - June 1970.  Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow, University
of Virginia with Prof. Frederick Richardson.

Awards

Distinguished Service Award of the Virginia Section of the
American Chemical Society, 1992.
 

Areas of Interest

Quantum Chemistry and Measurement of Magnetic Optical Activity.
Properties of metal ions in polymers.

Service Activities

Virginia Section American Chemical Society
 
   Entertainment Chairman, 1975-1979.
   Treasurer, 1981-1982.
   Secretary, 1982-1983.
   Vice Chairman, 1983-1984.
   Chairman of Va. Section A.C.S, 1986-1987.
   Executive Committee, 1986-present.
   Awards Committee, 1993-present.

   Organized "Operation Interface" Meeting for Chemists in
   Academic/Industrial Professions, 1984.
 

Major University Committees

Supercomputer Advisory Committee Chair (SAC) for
Our Supercomputer for Academic Research (OSCAR),
1993-1994, Chair 1994.

Chair, Graduate Curriculum Committee, College of Humanities and Sciences, 1993-1994 Academic year.

VCU Representative, Southeastern University Research Association
(SURA) Supercomputer & Network Committee 1983-1987.

VCU Representative, Cornell Smart Node Computer Network
Consortium, 1985-1986.

Faculty Council + Graduate Curriculum + Executive Committees,
1993-1994, Graduate Curriculum Chair, 1994.

Faculty Council + Graduate Curriculum + Faculty Status
Committees, 1987-1988, Faculty Status Chair, 1988.

University Enrollment Services Advisory Committee,1985-1987.

Supercomputer Task Force, Spring 1986.

Academic Computing Advisory Committee (ACAC), 1981-1983,

Library Committee, East-West Liason Member, 1978-1980.

Physics Chairman Search Committee, 1979.

Advising Committee for Computing Activities (ACCA), 1971-1976.

Phi Kappa Phi (Drexel), VCU Charter Member.
 

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