1. Bassam Shakhashiri was the 2012 president of the American Chemical Society and has received numerous awards and honors.
10 Facts About Bassam Shakhashiri
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Bassam Shakhashiri accepted a postdoctoral position under Gilbert P Haight, Jr.
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In 1970 Professor Shakhashiri joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he held the William T Evjue Distinguished Chair until his retirement in 2021.
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Bassam Shakhashiri has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1962.
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Bassam Shakhashiri is a strong advocate for public education and programs that inform the public about scientific research, creating an "educated citizenry".
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Bassam Shakhashiri helped to found the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy.
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Bassam Shakhashiri has spent much of his career celebrating the fun of science by giving public demonstrations at schools, fairs and on television.
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Bassam Shakhashiri served as assistant director of the National Science Foundation for Science and Engineering Education from 1984 to 1990.
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Bassam Shakhashiri was elected President-Elect of the American Chemical Society in 2011 and became president in January 2012.
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Bassam Shakhashiri has spoken about changes in scientific practice, in particular the ways in which boundaries between chemistry and biology are blurring as scientists learn more in those fields.