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Marye Anne Fox a nationally known chemist and academic leader was named the seventh chancellor of the University of California San Diego in April 2004 by the University of California Board of Regents She also holds the title of distinguished professor of chemistry and has received honorary degrees from 12 institutions in the US and abroad
Previously Fox was chancellor and distinguished university professor of chemistry at North Carolina State University a post she held since 1998 Before going to North Carolina Fox spent 22 years at the University of Texas where she advanced from assistant professor of organic chemistry to vice president for research and held the Waggoner Regents Chair in chemistry
Fox has held over 50 endowed lectureships at universities around the world She also has served as visiting professor at Harvard University the University of Iowa the University of Chicago the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris and the Chemistry Research Promotion Center in Taipei
Fox earned a bachelorrsquo;s degree in science from Notre Dame College a masterrsquo;s degree in science from Cleveland State University and a PhD from Dartmouth College She has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences the American Association for the Advancement of Science and to fellowships in both the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fox has received numerous research and teaching awards From the American Chemical Society she received the Garvan Award the Southwest Regional Award and the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award for 2005 in recognition of outstanding public service She also is the recipient of the Monie A Ferst Award a national award recognizing outstanding mentoring of graduate students More than 40 students have received advanced degrees under her supervision and over 100 postdoctoral fellows and sabbatical visitors have worked with her
Fox also serves on numerous boards including the Council on Competitiveness Building Engineering and Science Talent BEST the Association of American Universities AAU and World Universities Network WUN She also serves on the National Security – Higher Education Advisory Board and several San Diego regional advisory boards

Research Interest

Research Interest: she maintained an active research program in the fields of organic photochemistry and electrochemistry.

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