Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716,
Phone: (302) 831-2561; E-mail: kbooksh@udel.edu
Professional Preparation
| Institution | Location | Major | Degree, Year |
| University of Alaska | Fairbanks, AK, USA | Chemistry | B.S., 1990 |
| Univ. of Washington | Seattle, WA, USA | Chemistry | Ph.D., 1994 |
| Univ. of S. Carolina | Columbia, SC, USA | PostDoc., 1994 – 1996 |
Appointments:
Professor, Univ. of Delaware, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2006 – pr.
Professor, Arizona State University, Department of Chemistry, 2006.
Associate Professor, Arizona State University, Department of Chemistry, 2002 – 2006.
Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Department of Chemistry, 1996 – 2002.
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Univ. of South Carolina, Depart. of Chemistry, 1994 – 1996.
Awards and Honors
Applied Spectroscopy, Editor (2025 – pr.)
Eastern Analytical Symposium, Outstanding Achievements in Chemometrics (2025)
Applied Spectroscopy Practica, Associate Editor (2023 – 2025)
President, Society of Applied Spectroscopy (2020)
Stan C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences (2019)
University of Delaware, Excellence in Undergraduate Advising and Mentoring (2016)
Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2015)
Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (2014)
New England Biolabs Passion in Science Award (2014)
College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Service Award (2013)
Elsevier Chemometrics Award (2004)
