Susan D. Richardson
Alma materGeorgia College & State University Emory University(PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of South Carolina
Doctoral advisorFred Menger

Susan D. Richardson is the Arthur Sease Williams Professor of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina.[1] Richardson's research primarily focuses on emerging environmental contaminants, particularly those affecting drinking water systems and including disinfection by-products (DBPs) that can occur in water purification systems.[2][3]

Education

She earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics at Georgia College & State University. Additionally, she completed her Ph.D. in chemistry at Emory University, under the direction of Fred Menger.[4][5] She received an honorary doctorate from Cape Breton University.[6]

Career and awards

Prior to joining the faculty at University of South Carolina, Richardson worked at the National Exposure Research Laboratory of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 25 years, first as a postdoctoral fellow and then a research chemist.[4][7][8]

Richardson has been the recipient of numerous awards, including (among others): American Chemical Society Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology (2008),[9] Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2016); Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (2019); the Herty Medal (2020).[10]

Richardson served on a number of board positions with the American Society for Mass Spectrometry: Treasurer (2002-2004), Vice President for Programs (2018-2020), and President (2020-2022).[11] In 2023, she was named one of the top ten "Connectors and Interdisciplinarians" in the Power List by the Analytical Scientist.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Faculty and Staff Directory - Susan D. Richardson". Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  2. ↑ Barlow, Jim. "Byproduct of water-disinfection process found to be highly toxic". news.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. ↑ "Are there DBPs in that cup of tea?". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  4. 1 2 "Grad Alum Dr. Susan Richardson discusses career path – The Lab Report". Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  5. ↑ "::: Dr. Menger's main Page :::". www.chemistry.emory.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  6. ↑ "Honorary Degree Recipients". Cape Breton University. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  7. ↑ r/Science; AmerChemSocietyAMA (2016-08-10). "American Chemical Society AMA: I am Susan D. Richardson, Ph.D., a Professor of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina and expert on water treatment chemistry. Ask me anything about the chemistry of swimming pool disinfection!". The Winnower. doi:10.15200/winn.147074.43473.
  8. ↑ Richardson, Susan D. (2020-03-01). "Coming to academia through the "back door"". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 412 (8): 1719–1720. doi:10.1007/s00216-020-02454-6. ISSN 1618-2650. PMID 32020316.
  9. ↑ "Past Recipients". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  10. ↑ "Susan D. Richardson - Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics in Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America | eMedEvents". eMedEvents.com. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  11. ↑ "ASMS Board of Directors History" (PDF). American Society for Mass Spectrometry. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  12. ↑ "The Power List 2023". The Analytical Scientist. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-02.


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