Kay M. Brummond

Kay Michille Brummond is an American synthetic chemist who is Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. Her interests consider cycloaddition reactions that can realise molecules and natural products for organic photovoltaics and targeted covalent inhibitors. She was elected a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 2010, a Fellow of the AAAS in 2021, and awarded the ACS National Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences in 2021.

Early life and education Brummond grew up in the town of Herman in eastern Nebraska. She grew up on a corn and soybeans farm, and was the first member of her family to attend college. She attended the Tekamah-Herman High School and earned her undergraduate degree in secondary education (B.S.) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She moved to Pennsylvania State University for her doctoral research, where she focused on organic synthesis with Raymond L. Funk. In 1991, she joined the University of Rochester, where she spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher with Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. transition-metal catalyzed cyclocarbonylation, and dearomative cycloaddition reactions. She has worked with both her home institutions and the American Chemical Society to improve gender balance, and recognized for this work as the Diversity Catalyst Lecturer by the Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE) partnership mechanism in 2014. She established the University of Pittsburgh Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, which offers research placements to undergraduate students. She launched various outreach programs to introduce young girls to scientific careers. Brummond has created a list of actions that people can take to become an ally to women working in chemistry, namely; Chair - 2004 Organic Reactions and Processes Gordon Research Conference Co-organizer - The 44th National Organic Chemistry Symposium, University of Maryland, College Park, MD - 2015 Executive Officer - The 45th National Organic Chemistry Symposium, UC-Davis CA - 2017 2007 Carnegie Science Center Emerging Female Scientist Award 2010 Elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society 2016 Diversity Catalyst Lecturer, Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE) partnership, Johns Hopkins University 2016 Harold Kohn Endowed Alumni Lectureship, department of chemistry, Pennsylvania State University 2018 University of Pittsburgh Provost's Spotlight on Women Leaders Series 2018 Chancellor's Distinguished Public Service Award 2021 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2022 Elected to the Board of Directors of Organic Syntheses

Selected publications

Eric D. Deihl; Luke T. Jesikiewicz; Logan J. Newman; Peng Liu; Kay M. Brummond Lauren C. Burrows; Luke T. Jesikiewicz; Peng Liu; Kay M. Brummond Paul A. Jackson; Henry A. M. Schares; Katherine F. Jones; John C. Widen; Daniel Dempe; Matthew Cuellar; Michael Walters; Daniel A. Harki; Kay M. Brummond Lauren C. Parrette; Luke T. Jesikiewicz; Gang Lu; Steve J. Geib; Peng Liu; Kay M. Brummond

Kay M. Brummond; Laura S. Kocsis

For comprehensive listing of publications, see: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6iI4MkEAAAAJ&hl=en