Kenneth Balkus
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Kenneth Balkus | |
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| Born | United States |
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| Institutions | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| Doctoral advisor | Russell S. Drago |
| Website | labs |
Kenneth J. Balkus, Jr. is an American chemist and materials scientist. He is professor of chemistry and former department chair at The University of Texas at Dallas.[1] He is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society and a recipient of the ACS Doherty Award. His well known work is synthesis of zeolite UTD-1, the first high-silica zeolite to contain a one-dimensional, extra-large 14-ring pore system.[2][3] Other notable work include rare-earth metal organic frameworks.[4] He is editor to Journal of Porous Materials, Springer.[5] He is also co-founder of DB Therapeutics, a company developing cancer therapies.[citation needed]
Kenneth received his B.S., in chemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, with distinction. He then moved to University of Florida for PhD in inorganic chemistry, where he worked with Russell S. Drago.
Career
Balkus joined University of Pennsylvania as postdoctoral associate in 1986 with Bradford B. Wayland. He joined The University of Texas at Dallas in 1988 where he is currently[when?] professor of chemistry and professor of materials science and engineering and leading chemistry department.