Biography

Prof. Robert Doerksen

EMPLOYMENT

PRIMARY APPOINTMENTS

University of Mississippi, Graduate School, Associate Dean, 12/2017-present
University of Mississippi, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Professor, 7/2019-present
University of Mississippi, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, Associate Professor, 4/2014-6/2019
University of Mississippi, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Associate Professor, 7/2010-4/2014
University of Mississippi, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Assistant Professor, 8/2004-6/2010
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry, Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Michael L. Klein, 4/2001-7/2004
University of California, Berkeley, Department of Chemistry, Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Martin Head-Gordon, 4/1999-3/2001
University of New Brunswick, Department of Chemistry, Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Ajit J. Thakkar, 10/1998-3/1999

SECONDARY APPOINTMENTS

University of Mississippi, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research Professor, 7/2019-present
University of Mississippi, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research Associate Professor, 7/2010-6/2019
Graduate Program Coordinator, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, 1/2017-11/2017
National Pingtung University of Science & Technology, Neipu, Pingtung, Taiwan, Department of Biological Science and Technology, Joint Appointment Associate Professor, 2/2014-6/2014
National Pingtung University of Science & Technology, Neipu, Pingtung, Taiwan, Department of Food Science, Visiting Associate Professor, 12/2013-6/2014; Joint Appointment Associate Professor, 2/2014-6/2014
University of Mississippi, Research Inst. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research Assistant Professor, 8/2004-6/2010

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of New Brunswick, Department of Chemistry, Fredericton, NB, Canada, Thesis: “Geometries, polarizabilities and aromaticity of ring molecules”, 9/1993-9/1998, Supervisor: Prof. Ajit J. Thakkar
Dip. Christian Studies (Graduate Level), Regent College, Vancouver, Canada, 1988, Regent College, Vancouver, BC, Canada
B.Sc., University of New Brunswick, Departments of Physics and Mathematics, 1986, Double First Class Honours, Thesis: “An Apparatus for Zero-Field NMR”, Supervisor: Prof. Reinhold Kaiser

HIGHLIGHTED AWARDS

School of Pharmacy Distinguished Teaching Scholar, 7/2017-12/2017
School of Pharmacy Faculty Service Award 2015-2016
School of Pharmacy Faculty Instructional Innovation Award 2011-2012
School of Pharmacy Faculty Service Award 2010-2011
Junior Investigator, NIH Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Centers of Research Excellence-Natural Products Neuroscience 2009-2015
Phi Lambda Sigma, Pharmacy Leadership Society Elected in 2009
Rho Chi, Academic Honors Society in Pharmacy Elected in 2009
Who’s Who in America 2008, 2009
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy New Investigator Award 2007-2008
Searle Award Nominee, University of Mississippi 2005
Fellow of University of Mississippi’s Faculty Research Program 2004-2005
Top 5 in the ‘Science’ category for the ComputerWorld 21st Century Achievement Award 2003
Supercomputer computations by RJ Doerksen in the antimicrobial polymer project (supported by National Institutes of Health) were chosen as the Case Study in the Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center’s nomination for their new Lemieux Terascale Computer
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship, 1995-1997
Best Physical or Theoretical Student, UNB Chemistry Department 1996, 1997, 1998

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

MEMBERSHIPS

American Chemical Society, Divisions of Medicinal Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Computers in Chemistry, Chemical Information
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2010-2016)
Mississippi Biophysical Consortium
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Rho Chi
Phi Lambda Sigma
Round Table Group
University of Mississippi Research Constellations (2017-2019)

Robert J. Doerksen