Draft:Jean Chmielewski

Jean Chmielewski is an American chemist, professor, and current interim dean at the Purdue University Department of Science and Chemistry. She was the 2001 recipient of the Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award for her work related to the cellular delivery of therapeutic agents. She continues her research today in the University of Purdue's Chmielewski Research Group. There, her research focuses on drug discovery, nanobiotechnology, and the cellular delivery of therapeutic agents.

Education
Chmielewski began her academic career by receiving her Bachelor of Science degree at St. Joseph University in 1983, subsequently receiving her Ph.D. in 1988 at Columbia University. She completed her National Institute of Health (NIH) Postdoctoral Fellow in 1990 at Rockefeller University and the University of California- Berkeley.

Career
Following completion of her National Institute of Health (NIH) Postdoctoral Fellow, she began her tenure as a professor at the University of Purdue. She was later elected as the temporary Interim Dean of the University of Purdue beginning January 1, 2022, and continues her role today.

Achievements and Awards
During her tenure as a Professor at the University of Purdue, Jean Chmielewski's research in the biomedical sciences earned recognition through many prestigious awards.

Her most notable achievements include 2011 the Edward Leete Award and 2003 Cope Scholar Award both awarded by the American Chemical Society for her teaching and research in Organic Chemistry. She also received the 2001 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award for representing women's research achievement in chemistry and was elected an AAAS Chemistry Fellow in 2008.

Awards
Herbert Newby McCoy Award, Purdue, 2017

Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences, Midwest Regional ACS, 2017

Vincent du Vigneaud Award, American Peptide Society, 2015

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Mentor Award, College of Science, Purdue, 2013

The Book of Great Teachers Awardee, Purdue, 2013

Arthur E. Kelly Award for Excellence in Teaching, Purdue University, 2012

Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award, College of Science, Purdue, 2012

Edward Leete Award in Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 2011

Teaching Academy Member, Purdue, 2011

Bill and Melinda Gates Grand Challenges Explorations Award, 2010

Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue University, 2010

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2008

The Outstanding Teacher in the College of Science, Purdue, 2008-2009

Woman of Purdue, Purdue University, 2008

Outstanding Teacher in the College of Science, Purdue, 2007-2008

Outstanding Teacher in the College of Science, Purdue, 2006-2007

Arthur E. Kelly Award for Excellence in Teaching, Purdue University, 2006

W. S. Johnson Symposium Distinguished Lecturer, 2005

Robert A. Welch Conference, Distinguished Lecturer, 2004

Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, American Chemical Society, 2003

Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award, Iota Sigma Pi, 2001

University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University, 2000-2004

Arthur E. Kelly Award for Excellence in Teaching, Purdue University, 2000

Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 1996-1998

National Science Foundation, National Young Investigator, 1994-1999