Robert Kennedy (chemist) explained

See also: Robert Kennedy (disambiguation).

Robert Kennedy
Birth Name:	Robert Travis Kennedy
Birth Date:	11 November 1962
Birth Place:	Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Field:	Chemistry, analytical chemistry, and neuroscience
Work Institutions:	University of Michigan
Alma Mater:	University of Florida University of North Carolina
Doctoral Advisor:	James Jorgenson
Awards:	Martin Medal ACS Award in Chromatography

Robert Travis Kennedy is an American chemist specializing in bioanalytical chemistry including liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, and microfluidics. He is currently the Hobart H. Willard Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry and the chair of the department of chemistry at the University of Michigan.^[1] He holds joint appointments with the Department of Pharmacology and Department Macromolecular Science and Engineering.^[2] Kennedy is an Associate Editor of Analytical Chemistry and ACS Measurement Science AU.^{[3] [4]}

Early life and education

Kennedy was born on November 11, 1962, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at the University of Florida in 1984 and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) in 1988 while working under James Jorgenson. He was an NSF post-doctoral fellow at UNC from 1989-1991 with R. Mark Wightman.^[5]

Academic career and research interests

Kennedy became a professor of chemistry at the University of Florida in 1991. After 11 years, he moved to the University of Michigan. He has graduated approximately 80 graduate students. Kennedy’s research focuses on developing analytical instrumentation and methods that can help solve biological problems.^[6] He is considered a leader in the field of analytical chemistry,^[7] and an expert in endocrinology, neurochemistry, and high-throughput analysis. Major contributions to analytical chemistry include affinity probe capillary electrophoresis,^{[8] [9]} in vivo neurochemical measurements,^[10] and ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography.^[11] He has been a Lilly Analytical Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, NSF Presidential Faculty Fellow, and AAAS Fellow.^[12]

Honors and awards

• EAS Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Fields of Analytical Chemistry (2023)^[13]
• Martin Medal (2019)^{[14] [15]}
• Ralph N. Adams Award in Bioanalyical Chemistry (2016)^[16]
• ACS Award in Chromatography (2017) ^[17]
• CASSS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Separation Science (2017)^[18]
• Marcel Golay Award for Lifetime Achievement in Capillary Chromatography (2012)^[19]
• Eastern Analytical Symposium Award for Separation Science (2012)^[20]
• McKnight Award for Technical Innovations in Neuroscience (2010)^[21]
• Rackham Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award (2009)^[22]
• American Microchemical Society’s Benedetti-Pichler Memorial Award (2001)^[23]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robert Kennedy . UM LSA . University of Michigan . October 29, 2019 .
2. Web site: Robert T. Kennedy, Ph.D . UM Medical School . University of Michigan . October 29, 2019 .
3. Web site: Editorial Board . Analytical Chemistry . American Chemical Society . October 29, 2019 .
4. Web site: Editors & Editorial Board .
5. Web site: About Dr. Kennedy . Kennedy Group . November 2, 2019 .
6. Web site: The Kennedy Group . October 29, 2019 .
7. Web site: The Power List 2019 . The Analytical Scientist . Texere Publishing Limited . 10 December 2019 . en.
8. German . Igor . Buchanan . Danielle D. . Kennedy . Robert T. . Aptamers as Ligands in Affinity Probe Capillary Electrophoresis . Analytical Chemistry . November 1998 . 70 . 21 . 4540–4545 . 10.1021/ac980638h. 9823713 .
9. Heegaard . Niels H. H. . Kennedy . Robert T. . Identification, quantitation, and characterization of biomolecules by capillary electrophoretic analysis of binding interactions . Electrophoresis . 1 October 1999 . 20 . 15–16 . 3122–3133 . 10.1002/(sici)1522-2683(19991001)20:15/16<3122::aid-elps3122>3.0.co;2-m. 10596820 . 39132660 .
10. Watson . Christopher J. . Venton . B. Jill . Jill Venton . Kennedy . Robert T. . In Vivo Measurements of Neurotransmitters by Microdialysis Sampling . Analytical Chemistry . March 2006 . 78 . 5 . 1391–1399 . 10.1021/ac0693722. 16570388 .
11. Web site: Robert T Kennedy's Research Works. ResearchGate.
12. Web site: Robert T. Kennedy, Ph.D. – Chicago Chromatography Discussion Group . www.chichrom.org.
13. Web site: askeas . 2023-01-25 . 2023 EAS Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Fields of Analytical Chemistry . 2023-11-17 . Eastern Analytical Symposium . en-US.
14. News: Winner of the 2019 Chromatographic Society Martin Medal . 17 December 2019 . content.yudu.com . 1 . Chromatography Today . March 2019. 12 .
15. Web site: Rome . Karen . ChromSoc Martin Medal 2019 Winner Robert Kennedy . ChromSoc . 4 February 2019.
16. Web site: Ralph N. Adams Award in Bioanalytical Chemistry . Adams Institute . 18 December 2019 . en . 26 June 2012.
17. News: ACS Award in Chromatography: Robert T. Kennedy Chemical & Engineering News . cen.acs.org . Chemical Engineering & News.
18. Web site: CASSS Award 2017 - CASSS . www.casss.org . CASSS . 18 December 2019.
19. Web site: Marcel Golay Leslie Ettre Awards Company . PerkinElmer . 18 December 2019 . en.
20. Web site: The 2012 Eastern Analytical Symposium Program . easinc.org . 18 December 2019.
21. Web site: Awardees . McKnight Foundation . 18 December 2019.
22. Web site: Distinguished Faculty Achievement Awards . Rackham Graduate School: University of Michigan.
23. 2003 A. A. Benedetti-Pichler Award . Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry . 2003 . 18 . 11 . 41N . 10.1039/B310350C.