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Dr. William Russey
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A magna cum laude graduate with honors in chemistry from Kalamazoo College, Professor Russey studied as a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Bonn, Germany, before pursuing his master's and doctoral degrees at Harvard University. While at Harvard, he was honored with a teaching fellowship, an Honorary Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and grants from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi.
He joined the faculty at Juniata in 1966 and has served as chairman of the chemistry department, director and co-director of international exchange programs, and member and officer of numerous faculty committees.
He is currently Juniata's Charles A. Dana Supported Professor of Chemistry and an editorial consultant and translator for VCH Publishers, Germany, now a division of John Wiley.
Professional awards and grants received since coming to Juniata include the 1975 Beachley Distinguished Professor Award; Cottrell College Science Grant, Research Corporation; Visiting National Science Foundation Fellowship and German Academic Exchange Service Fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Federal Republic of Germany; Senior Fulbright Awardee (lecturer and visiting professor), Fachhochshule Münster and Philips-Universität Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Dr. Russey is a member of the American Chemical Society, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, Royal Society of Chemistry, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemisty, Middle Atlantic Association of Liberal Arts Chemistry Teachers, the International Horn Society, and the Fulbright and DAAD Alumni Associations.
In the community, Dr. Russey has been active as chairman,
board of administration, Stone Church of the Brethren; district advancement
chairman, Boy Scouts of America; Huntingdon Borough Planning Commission;
Trustee, J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital; and French horn player with the
Altoona Symphony Orchestra and the Nittany
Valley Symphony.
Research Interests: Synthetic
organic chemistry
Representative Publications:
"Low Temperature Reaction of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
with Ethylene and Solvated Electrons," Russey, W.E.; Haenel, M.W.;
Tetrahedron Letters, 1981, 22, 4065.
The Art of Scientific Writing: From Student Reports to Professional
Publications in Chemistry and Related Fields Ebel, H.F.; Bliefert,
C.; Russey, W.E.; Weinheim: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, 1987 (493 pp).
User's Manual to Accompany VCH Biblio, a Bibliographic Database Program
Kreutzer, M.; Krohn, K.; Russey, W.E.; Weinheim: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft,
1991 (314 pp).
Text and Graphics in the Electronic Age: Desktop Publishing for Scientists
Russey, W.E.; Bliefert, C.; Villain, C.; Weinheim: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft,
1995 (359 pp).
Detergents and Textile Washing: Principles and Practice
Jakobi, G. and Löhr, A.; Weinheim: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, 1987 (translated
by W.E. Russey; 433 pp).
Spectrometric Titrations: Analysis of Chemical Equilibria Polster,
J. and Lachmann, H.; Weinheim: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, 1989 (translated
by W.E. Russey; 248 pp).
Guardians of Science: Fairness and Reliablility of Peer Review Daniel, H.-D.; Weinheim: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, 1993 (translated by W.E. Russey; 118 pp).
Eilhard Mitscherlich: Prince of Prussian Chemistry Schütt, H.-W.; Washington: American Chemical Society and Chemical Heritage Foundation, 1997 (translated by W.E. Russey; 238 pp).
Dr. William Russey
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA 16652
Phone: 814-641-3560
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