Name:
Peter Kenneth Dorhout
Country:
USA
City:
Ames
State/Province:
IA
ACS Member:
Member
Local Section:
L500,Ames
International Chapter:
Technical Division Membership:
D516,Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division;D517,Inorganic Chemistry Division;D520,Nuclear Chemistry & Technology Division;D527,Professional Relations Division
Technical Division Membership Emeritus:
Subdivision Member:
G17,Solid State Subdivision;K27,Ethics;M27,ACS Pride Subdivision
ACS Activities:
Board of Directors, District V
Executive Committee, Chair of P&MR
Graduate Education Advisory Board, Chair
Committee on Committees, Chair
Divisional Activities Committee
Younger Chemists Committee
Company/Institution Name:
Career Stage:
Professional
Research and Special Interests:
Dr. Dorhout is a recognized expert in solid state and materials chemistry and environmental chemistry. He has had active programs in solid state f-element chemistry and nanomaterials science. His current research interests include heavy metal detection and remediation in aqueous environments, ferroelectric nanomaterials, actinide and rare-earth metal solid state chemistry, and nuclear non-proliferation. He has maintained a collaboration in nuclear materials with Los Alamos National Laboratory and a collaboration in peaceful materials science development with the Russian Federal Nuclear Center - VNIIEF, Sarov, Russia, U. S. State Department projects. He has published over 110 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and reviews while presenting over 130 international and national invited lectures on his chemistry.
Dr. Dorhout currently serves as the Dean of Arts & Sciences at Kansas State University. He has previously served as Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Assistant Vice President for Research at Colorado State University (2004-2011) and as Interim Provost at Colorado State University-Pueblo (2011).
Area of Expertise:
Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nuclear Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Research Management
Years of Expertise:
21-25