Name:
George H Fisher
Country:
USA
City:
Wilton Manors
State/Province:
FL
ACS Member:
Member
Local Section:
L409,South Florida
International Chapter:
Technical Division Membership:
Technical Division Membership Emeritus:
Subdivision Member:
ACS Activities:
National ACS
National Councilor from South Florida Section, 1992-2000; 2008-present; Alternate Councilor, 2001-2007.
National Councilor from Florida Section, 1983-1991.
Council Committee on Community Activities (Associate), 2010-present.
Council Committee on Project SEED, 1984-1992, 1998-2009; secretary 1988-1992, 2003-2009.
ACS Awards Solicitation Committee (2000-2003), Chairman (2003).
Minority Affairs Committee (Associate), 1998-99.
Local Section Activities Committee, 1993-1996.
Tour arrangements for 187th National Meeting, Miami Beach, 1985.
Local arrangements chairman for 176th National Meeting, Miami Beach, 1978.
Local hospitality suite arrangements for 198th National Meeting, Miami Beach, 1989.
Florida Section ACS
Chairman 1981; Chairman-Elect 1980; Chairman-Elect-Designate 1979.
Annual Meeting Registration 1979. Program Committee, chairman 1980.
Budget Committee 1981, chairman 1982-1991.
Congressional Science Counselors Coordinator 1983-88.
Long-Range Planning Committee 1982-83.
Publications Committee 1976, 1979-83, chairman 1980, 1982.
Special Editor of FLACS for 187th National Meeting, Miami Beach, 1985.
Project SEED Committee, chairman, 1984-1992.
Annual Report 1982.
Task Force on Dividing the Section - 1990-1991.
Miami Subsection of Florida Section ACS
Chairman, 1978; Chairman-Elect, 1977
Secretary-Treasurer, 1971 and 1976
Education Committee, 1971; Program Committee, 1977.
South Florida Section ACS
Chairman, 2003&2004; Chairman-Elect, 2002.
Budget Committee - Chairman, 1991-present.
By Laws Committee - Chairman, 1991-present.
Editor of SoFlacs newsletter, 1992-present.
National Chemistry Week Coordinator, 1996-present.
Project SEED coordinator, 2009-present.
Company/Institution Name:
Barry University
Career Stage:
Retired
Research and Special Interests:
Professor of Chemistry (organic) at Barry University in Miami Shores, FL 1988-2020.
2020 Distinguished Alumni award, Rollins College.
2019 Fellow of the American Chemical Society.
2013 American Chemical Society award for “Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences” sponsored by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
Barry University 2018 Excellence in Teaching award.
Barry University Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, 2002.
Barry University Professional Achievement Awards, yearly since 1989.
Barry University Presidential Faculty Scholar Award, 1998 & 2007.
American Chemical Society "Southern Chemist Award" presented by the Memphis Section, ACS, Nov. 1995.
Distinguished Service Award, South Florida Section, American Chemical Society, 1991.
Sigma Xi; Gamma Sigma Epsilon; Phi Kappa Phi; Epsilon Tau Lambda; Phi Lambda Upsilon; Zeta Alpha Epsilon; Rollins Phi Society (honor societies)
Gamma Sigma Epsilon, National Chemistry Honor Society: National President-Elect, 1995-97; National President, 1997-99; National Treasurer, 1999-present.
BS (Chemistry) Rollins College, 1965.
MS (Organic) Univ of Florida, 1968.
PhD (Organic) Univ of Miami, 1972.
Area of Expertise:
Bioanalytical studies of altered amino acids and protein changes in animals and humans with age and neurological dysfunctions such as Alzheimer's disease; HPLC determination of D-amino acids; studies of neuro-endocrin role of D-Asp; analytical techniques: IR, UV, NMR, GC, TLC, HPLC, electrophoresis, column chromatography.
Years of Expertise:
26 or more