Dr. Paul Cremer’s Curriculum Vitae
Office Address
Chemistry Department
Pennsylvania State University
212 Frear South Building
State College, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-6259
email: psc11@psu.edu
Education and Professional Positions
J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Natural Sciences, Penn State University (2013-present)
Professor of Chemistry (major appointment), Penn State University, State College, PA
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (minor appointment), Penn State University, State College, PA
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (September, 2012)
Professor of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (August, 2004-December, 2012)
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (July, 2002- August, 2004)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (September, 1998-July, 2002)
Research Areas: Biological Surface Chemistry and Nonlinear Optics
American Chemical Society Sigal Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University (1996-98)
Advisor: Prof. Steven G. Boxer
Research Areas: Surface Science of Supported Lipid Bilayers and Biomembranes
Ph.D. in Chemistry (May, 1996)
University of California-Berkeley (1992-96)
Advisor: Prof. Gabor A. Somorjai
Research Area: Surface Science of Heterogeneous Catalysis
Thesis: “The Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation of C2-C4 Hydrocarbons on Pt(111) Monitored In Situ Over 13 Orders of Magnitude in Pressure with Infrared-Visible Sum Frequency Generation”
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1990-92)
Advisor: Prof. Andrew J. Gellman
Research Area: Surface Science and Tribology
Bachelor’s Degree: B.A. (May, 1990)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (1985-90)
Graduated with Honor’s Degree and Distinction
Awards and Societies
Langmuir Lecture Award (2017)
ANACHEM Award, Association of Analytical Chemistry (2016)
Pittcon Lecturer, University of Akron (2016)
Distinguished Professor,Texas A&M University(2012)
Excellence in Innovation Award, Texas A&M University System(2011)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010)
O’Donnell Award, Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Science (2010)
Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2009)
Arthur E. Martell Chair of Chemistry (2007)
Sigma Xi, Southwest Regional Young Investigator Award (2006)
Robert A. Welch Foundation Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research (2006)
Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award (2006)
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2003)
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (2002)
Beckman Young Investigator Award (2001)
NSF CAREER Award (2001)
3M Nontenured Faculty Award (2000)
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2000)
Research Corporation, Research Innovation Award (1999)
American Chemical Society Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship (1996-98)
Chemical and Engineering News, September 23, 1996, p.106
National Science Foundation-North Atlantic Treaty Organization Postdoctoral Fellowship (1996)
Award declined in favor of Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship
National Institutes of Health NSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship (1996)
Award declined in favor of Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship
Chevron Corporation’s 1995 Student Award in Catalysis (Nov. 1995)
Predoctoral Fellowship Award: Program on Advanced Opportunities in Chemistry, US Department of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1991-1992)
American Chemical Society Member (1992-present)