Richard M. Crooks
	Richard M. Crooks (b. 30 March 1954) received his primary and secondary education in the Chicago area. He attended the University of Illinois (B.S., chemistry), where he studied electrochemistry in the laboratory of Professor Larry R. Faulkner, before receiving a Ph. D. in electrochemistry from the University of Texas (Austin) in 1987. His research, under the guidance of Professor Allen J. Bard, focused on electrochemistry in supercritical fluids. Following a two-year postdoctoral experience at MIT working with Professor Mark S. Wrighton in the field of electronically conducting polymers and microelectrochemical devices, he began his independent academic career in 1989 as an assistant professor in the chemistry department at the University of New Mexico. In 1993 he moved to Texas A&M University where he is currently professor of chemistry with interests in chemical sensors and interfacial design, catalysis, electrochemistry, and tissue engineering. He is the recipient of both National Science Foundation and Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Awards, has served on the boards of several professional societies and as an editor and guest editor for several publications, and has published more than 100 research papers and book chapters.
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