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Professor

Jerrold Meinwald

(
1927
2018
)
Cornell University
;
Ithaca, NY
Chemist; Educator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Chemistry
Elected
1970

Jerrold Meinwald is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Cornell University, where his research has spanned a wide range of topics in organic chemistry and chemical ecology. His recent research has explored the chemistry of spider venoms, insect defensive chemistry, chemical communication, and plant-insect interactions. In addition to his research, he assisted in the establishment of chemical ecology/biodiversity-oriented research centers in Kenya, Costa Rica, Germany, and Brazil. He co-chaired the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s study on Science in the Liberal Arts Curriculum. He is a member of the U.S. National Çï¿ûÊÓƵ of Sciences and of the American Philosophical Society. His recent awards include the 2013 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry, given by the Franklin Institute, and the 2014 Nakanishi Prize, given by the Chemical Society of Japan. Meinwald serves as Secretary for the American Çï¿ûÊÓƵ of Arts and Sciences and Co-chair of its Committee on Studies. He was elected a Fellow of the American Çï¿ûÊÓƵ of Arts and Sciences in 1970.

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