David Marlin Dooley[1] | |
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11th President of the University of Rhode Island | |
In office July 2009 – July 31, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Robert Carothers |
Succeeded by | Marc Parlange |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] Tulare County, California, U.S. | May 13, 1952
Spouse | Rev. Lynn Erville Baker |
Alma mater | University of California, San Diego (BS) California Institute of Technology (PhD) |
Known for | Characterization of organometallic compounds |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bioinorganic chemistry |
Institutions | Amherst College University of Massachusetts, Amherst Montana State University (provost) University of Rhode Island (president) |
Thesis | Spectroscopic and magnetic studies of the coordination environment and electronic structure of copper sites in blue copper oxidases (1979) |
Doctoral advisor | Harry B. Gray |
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David Marlin Dooley (born 13 May 1952) is an American chemist with expertise in organometallic compounds, and university administrator who has served as Provost of Montana State University and the eleventh president of the University of Rhode Island.