Tarek Sammakia

  • Professor of Chemistry
Address

Office: Cristol 157
Lab Office: Cristol 18 and 20
Lab Phone: 303-492-665
Fax: 303-492-5894

Education

1988-1990: NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University, Advisor: Professor David Evans 
1983-1988: Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Yale University, Thesis Advisor: Professor Stuart Schreiber
1979-1983: B.S. Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Advisor: The late Professor Slayton Evans (his memory and wisdom guides me to this day)


Positions and Employment

July, 2012-2015: Chair, Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder
2005-present: Professor, Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder
1997-2005: Associate Professor, Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder
1990-1997: Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder

Honors

1997: Novartis Award / Lecturer 
1996: Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow 
1994: American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Research Award 
1991: Colorado Council on Research and Creative Works Junior Faculty Development Award
1990: Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award 
1988-1990: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow
1985-1987: Berlex Predoctoral Fellow