Joel I. Shulman

Biography

Joel Shulman is an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati. His background and training are in synthetic organic chemistry. After obtaining a BS degree from The George Washington University in 1965, he received his PhD in 1970 from Harvard University, where he worked with Professor E. J. Corey on the development of new synthetic methodology. In 1970, he joined the research staff of the Procter & Gamble Company, working on the synthesis of biodegradable insecticides. Among his assignments at P&G was the management of drug discovery efforts in oral care, gastric protection, and anti-inflammatories. From 1996 to 2001, he was Manager of External Relations and Associate Director of Corporate Research at P&G, with responsibilities for bringing new technical capabilities into the company. Included in his department were doctoral recruiting, university relations, interactions with government laboratories, and technology acquisition from Russia and China. Upon his retirement from P&G in 2001, he joined the faculty at the University of Cincinnati, where he manages the Department of Chemistry’s Industrial Affiliates Program, teaches a course called “Life After Graduate School,” and serves as a resource for graduate students preparing for the work force. Joel is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS). He is a consultant to the ACS Graduate and Postdoctoral Scholars Office and the ACS Committee on Professional Training, Chair of the ACS Graduate Education Advisory Board, creator and presenter of the ACS two-day workshop "Preparing for Life After Graduate School," a member of the ACS Presidential Commission on Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences, and Chair of the ACS Task Force on Chemistry in the Premedical Curriculum.

Research Interest

Synthetic organic chemistry