Dr Edward Brothers, professor of chemistry in the Science Programme at Texas A&M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, has been elected a Fellow of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry must have made a significant impact to their field of chemical sciences and be distinguished in the management of a chemical sciences organization. The distinction requires acceptance and adherence to a specific code of conduct, and an established set of high standards of ethical and professional behaviour. Each year, approximately 50 new fellows are elected from the worldwide community of chemists.
Election as Fellow is one of the highest honours a chemist can receive and Brothers’ recognition reflects the calibre of the teaching, research and selfless service that happens at Tamuq, said Dr César Octavio Malavé, dean of the partner university.
“Faculty excellence is the driving force behind Tamuq’s success in educating a new generation to lead Qatar’s knowledge economy,” Malavé said. “Dr Brothers is a longtime, well-known and well-respected member of our faculty and we celebrate his success in being awarded this prestigious honour.”
Brothers said, “Even being considered for election as a Fellow is a great honour, and putting the FRSC after my name is a career highlight.”
Brothers earned his PhD from The Pennsylvania State University in 2004 and did a postdoctoral fellowship at Rice University from 2004 to 2008. He joined the Texas A&M at Qatar faculty in 2008 and led the Science Programme from 2015 to 2019.
His research interests centre on developing and utilising methods for elucidating reaction mechanisms, the fundamental process by which chemistry occurs. If chemistry is the study of matter and its changes, then Brothers’ work focuses on discovering the steps in the atomic dance that comprises those changes. Understanding these mechanisms then allows the reactions to be altered and enhanced for the economic benefit of Qatar.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is the world’s leading chemistry community for advancing excellence in the chemical sciences.
Election as Fellow is one of the highest honours a chemist can receive and Brothers’ recognition reflects the calibre of the teaching, research and selfless service that happens at Tamuq, said Dr César Octavio Malavé, dean of the partner university.
“Faculty excellence is the driving force behind Tamuq’s success in educating a new generation to lead Qatar’s knowledge economy,” Malavé said. “Dr Brothers is a longtime, well-known and well-respected member of our faculty and we celebrate his success in being awarded this prestigious honour.”
Brothers said, “Even being considered for election as a Fellow is a great honour, and putting the FRSC after my name is a career highlight.”
Brothers earned his PhD from The Pennsylvania State University in 2004 and did a postdoctoral fellowship at Rice University from 2004 to 2008. He joined the Texas A&M at Qatar faculty in 2008 and led the Science Programme from 2015 to 2019.
His research interests centre on developing and utilising methods for elucidating reaction mechanisms, the fundamental process by which chemistry occurs. If chemistry is the study of matter and its changes, then Brothers’ work focuses on discovering the steps in the atomic dance that comprises those changes. Understanding these mechanisms then allows the reactions to be altered and enhanced for the economic benefit of Qatar.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is the world’s leading chemistry community for advancing excellence in the chemical sciences.
