William E. Pearson is the co-founder of mental_floss, a bi-monthly magazine, which he started with Mangesh Hattikudur when both were students at Duke University.
Resumes
Heterocyclic Chemistry Instruction And Coaching For Leaders Of Science
Coach for Leaders of Science at Will Pearson Coaching, Consultant and Instructor at Pearson Chemistry Solutions (Sole Proprietorship)
Location:
Raleigh, North Carolina
Industry:
Pharmaceuticals
Work:
Will Pearson Coaching - Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina since 2010
Coach for Leaders of Science
Pearson Chemistry Solutions - Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina since Oct 2008
Consultant and Instructor
Berry & Associates, Inc. Jan 2003 - Oct 2008
Vice President for R&D
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) Jul 1984 - Dec 2003
Professor of Chemistry
Education:
Yale University 1982 - 1984
NIH Postdoc, Organic Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1978 - 1982
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1974 - 1978
B.S., Chemistry
Skills:
Organic Chemistry Organic Synthesis Heterocyclic Chemistry Coaching Executive Coaching Leadership Development Intellectual Property Expert Witness Services Patents Pharmaceuticals Teaching Fluorescence Carbohydrate Chemistry Nucleic Acids Nucleosides Organometallic Chemistry Pharmaceutical Industry Drug Discovery Chemistry Synthetic Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Nucleic Acid R&D Biotechnology Drug Development Science
Interests:
Mountain biking, road cycling, trail running, car racing, neuroscience.
Honor & Awards:
A. C. Cope Scholar Award (American Chemical Society), Katritzky Award in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Lilly Grantee, Faculty Achievement Award (U. of Michigan), Excellence in Education Award (U. of Michigan), Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Award for Newly Appointed Faculty
Awards:
A. C. Cope Scholar Award American Chemical Society Katritzky Award in Heterocyclic Chemistry International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry Excellence in Education Award University of Michigan Faculty Achievement Award University of Michigan Lilly Grantee Eli Lilly & Company Fellow of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching University of Michigan Award for Newly Appointed Faculty in Chemistry Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship National Institutes of Health
Certifications:
Tilt 365 Practitioner, Tilt 365 Leadership Predictor - see https://www.tilt365.com/plans?coach=1b774e5efb13648e6193808f7f203cb4 Tilt Certified Coach, Tilt 365 - see https://www.tilt365.com/plans?coach=1b774e5efb13648e6193808f7f203cb4