For 35 years in academia, Dr. Fisher has encouraged hundreds of disadvantaged/underrepresented students to go into the chemical sciences through his teaching, mentoring and research, his long-time involvement in Project SEED and ACS Scholars, and serving as faculty advisor of an award-winning ACS student chapter. His students have made research poster presentations at national ACS and other scientific meetings and are co-authors of several published papers. Many students have earned MS/PhD chemistry, medical, dental or veterinary degrees, or entered careers in teaching or chemical industry. He enjoys outreach to minority serving elementary schools by presenting chemistry demos and hands-on activities for 3rd � 5th graders resulting in lasting impressions on these elementary students, encouraging and stimulating their love (and overcoming their fear) of science. Dr. Fisher's mentoring and encouraging of disadvantaged students to enter chemical sciences exemplifies the ACS strategic plan of building a diverse and inclusive community of chemistry professionals.

Award Address  (ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences sponsored by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.). Encouraging disadvantaged students to enter careers in the chemical sciences

245th National Meeting (2013)

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