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Lawrence Singer

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Email lsinger@usc.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 9/1962
  • B.A. Chemistry, Northwestern University, 6/1958
    • Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 10/1962 – 07/1964

  • Tenure Track Appointments

    • Professor of Chemistry, University of Southern California, 1973 –
    • Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Southern California, 1967 – 1973
    • Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 1964 – 1967

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    Professor Singer’s research interests include organic photochemistry and photophysics, surface and interfacial chemical processes in micellar and other organized assemblies, and free radical chemistry. His research, funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, The Petroleum Fund, and the Army Research Office, Durham, led to 65 publications in leading peer-reviewed journals.

    • USC Associates Award For Excellence In Teaching, 1989
    • First Recipient Faculty Teaching Award USC Chemistry Alumni, 1985 – 1986
    • USC Mortar Board Professor of the Month, 1985 – 1986
    • Sloan Research Fellowship Recipient, Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 1970 – 1972

  • Administrative Appointments

    • Faculty Advisor and Director, USC Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program, 1999 –
    • Associate Chair Chemistry, 1983 – 2005
    • Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, 1991 – 1994

    Committees

    • Member, Faculty Council, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, 2009-2010
    • Member, Faculty Council, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, 2008-2009
    • Member, USC Premedical Committee, 2002 – 2006
    • Member, Environmental Studies Planning Committee, 1991 – 2005
    • Chair, USC Undergraduate Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid, 1995 – 2000
    • Co-Chair, Special College/Academic Senate Task Force on General Education, 1993 – 1994
    • Member, BA/MD Coordinating Committee, 1992 – 1994
    • Chair, President’s Commission on Undergraduate Education (CUE), 1988 – 1990
    • Chair, Natural Sciences Undergraduate Recruitment Committee, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, 1983 – 1990
    • Member, Special USC Task Force on Student Recruitment, 1988 – 1989
    • Chair, USC Undergraduate Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid, 1984 – 1988
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