Peter Kenneth Dorhout | |
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| Vice President of Research at Iowa State University | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Guru Rao (interim) Sarah Nusser |
| Vice President of Research at Kansas State University | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Appointed by | Kirk Schulz |
| President of the American Chemical Society | |
| In office 2018–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Peter Kenneth Dorhout is an American professor of chemistry and the vice president for research at Iowa State University.[1] He was the 2018 President of the American Chemical Society (ACS). As an advocate for science, he has had the opportunity to talk to United States congressional staff about the importance of basic science funding through the National Science Foundation.[2]