A. C. Buchanan, III

Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Position: Group Leader and Distinguished R&D Staff

Field of Specialization: Physical Organic Chemistry

Education:

· Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

· B.S., Chemistry, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VA

Professional Experience:

· Oak Ridge National Laboratory

· Group Leader, Physical Organic Chemistry (1994-present); Section Head, Organic and Separations Chemistry (1999-2001); Group Leader, Coal Chemistry (1984-1994); Research Staff, Molten Salt Catalysis (1978-1984).

· Distinguished R&D Staff (2001); Senior R&D Staff II (2000); Senior R&D Staff I (1991); Research Staff Member II (1984); Research Staff Member I (1978).

Honors and Awards:

· Editorial Advisory Board, Energy and Fuels (1996-present)

· American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry, R. A. Glenn Award, 1994

· American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry, R. A. Glenn Award, 1989

· Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Technical Achievement Award, 1997

· Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Technical Achievement Award, 1990

· Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Outstanding Publication Award, 1987

Professional Activities:

American Chemical Society: member of Organic and Fuel Chemistry Divisions, Alternate Councilor for East Tennessee Section (1992-1995); University of Tennessee/ORNL Science Alliance, member of Faculty Research Awards Committee (1999-2001); DOE/Basic Energy Sciences/Division of Chemical Sciences Program Site Reviews, Pacific Northwest Laboratory (1994), Argonne National Laboratory (1992); DOE/Fossil Energy/Advanced Research Projects Review, Chairman of Panel on Coal Liquefaction-Catalysis (1990); Gas Research Institute Proposal Review Panel Basic Coal Sciences Program (1987); ORNL Exploratory Studies Proposal Review Committee, 1985-1987.

Meetings and Symposia:

Co-Organizer, Symposium on Reaction Pathways and Structure-Property Relationships in Fuel Processing, at the ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September 7-11 2003; Co-Organizer, Symposium on Reaction Mechanisms in Fuel Processing, at the ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 1-5, 2001; Co-Organizer, Sixth DOE/BES/Chemical Sciences Coal Chemistry Conference and Workshop, Chantilly, VA, June 17-20, 1997; Organizer, Symposium on Reaction Chemistry: Model Systems, Catalysis, and Thermal Mechanisms, at the Sixth DOE/BES/Chemical Sciences Coal Chemistry Conference and Workshop, Chantilly, VA, June 17-20, 1997; Co-Organizer, Symposium on Reaction Mechanisms in Fuel Processing, at the ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 13-17, 1997; Co-Chairman of session on Advanced Characterization Techniques, at the 8^th International Conference on Coal Science, Oviedo, Spain, September 10-15, 1995; Co-Chairman of session on Pyrolysis Products, at the 7^th International Conference on Coal Science, Banff, Alberta, Canada, September 12-17, 1993.

Current Research Interests:

Kinetics and mechanisms of organic reactions involving free-radical, radical ion, and carbenium ion intermediates; organic chemistry on surfaces and in mesoporous solids; catalysis; surface modification chemistry; structure and chemistry of fossil fuels and biomass; pyrolysis chemistry; polymer chemistry; ionic liquids.

Presentations: 159 presentations at conferences, universities, and companies (51 invited presentations)

Publications: 114 total (54 journal articles & book chapters; 60 symposium proceedings and reports)