Carraher, Charles E. Jr. : Florida Atlantic University
Charles E. Carraher, Jr. is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, and
Associate Director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Palm Beach Gardens. Recognized as Outstanding
Chemist in the Southeast USA (1992) by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the recipient of a distinguished
Service Award for his efforts in science education (1995) from the ACS's Divisions of Polymer Chemistry and Polymeric
Materials: Science and Engineering, he is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and the American Chemical
Society, as well as a member of several societies. Currently, he serves as Cochair of the ACS's Joint Polymer Education
Committee as well as a member of the ACS's Committee on Professional Training (CPT). The author or coauthor of
more than 40 books and over 800 articles, he has chaired/cochaired numerous national and international symposia.
His research has led to the synthesis of over 70 new families of polymers. In 1984, he received the Outstanding
Scientist and Engineering Award from the Engineers and Scientists Affiliate Societies Council for his work in polymer
education and research, and in 1992 the Saltarilli Sigma Xi Award for his research efforts. Dr. Carraher was the
recipient of the 2002 Distinguished Researcher Award from Allied Technologies.
Summary
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applications to which these methods are suited.