Contact Information

Oklahoma State University
Dean of Graduate School, Chemistry

sheryl.tucker@okstate.edu
http://chemistry.okstate.edu/tucker
Stillwater OK

Biography

Education:

• BS, Kent State University, 1990
• PhD, University of North Texas, 1994
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Duke University, 1994-1996

Professional Experience:

• Oklahoma State University:  Graduate College Dean; Professor of Chemistry
• National Science Foundation:  Program Director, Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Division of Graduate Education
• University of Missouri:  Graduate School, Associate Dean, Professor of Chemistry

Selected Recent Awards

• National Science Foundation Director's Award for Collaborative Integration - Financial and Funding Models for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Team (2011)
• Distinguished Lecturer, Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society (2010-2012)
• Distinguished Alumna Award, Kent State University Honors College Alumni Chapter (2007)
• American Chemical Society Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences; Midwest Regional Meeting Recipient (2006)

Research Interests:

• Complex systems ranging from organized media to nanomaterials to biological and environmental substances.
• Intricacies of heterogeneous materials to ensure their successful integration

[REF: http://chemistry.okstate.edu/tucker ]