Charles P. Casey

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Charles P. Casey (born January 11, 1942) is an

University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1993.[2]

Education

Casey received his B.S. in Chemistry from

MIT in 1967 under the direction of George M. Whitesides.[3] His thesis title was "Thermal decomposition of organocopper(I) compounds".[4] He was then a postdoctoral fellow in organic chemistry at Harvard University from 1967-1968.[3]

Academic career

Casey's research program focuses on the

diphosphines with large P-M-P angles.[5]

Casey has been a member of the faculty of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin since 1968. He achieved the rank of Full Professor in 1977. Named positions he has held at Wisconsin include the Romnes Faculty Fellowship (1977), the Evan P. Helfaer Professorship (1985-1991), and the

Casey's advisees include Steven H. Bertz, Joseph M. O'Connor, R. Morris Bullock, Seth R. Marder, Ross A. Widenhoefer, William D. Jones, Richard F. Jordan, Robert E. Colborn, L. Keith Woo, and Jon A. Tunge.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Charles Casey". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Member directory: Charles P. Casey". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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  4. ^ a b "Charles P. Casey". Chemistry Tree.
  5. ^ a b "Charles P. Casey". UW Madison Department of Chemistry. University of Wisconsin–Madison. Retrieved 19 August 2015.