"It's never been about you," Charlie Riordan, vice
president for research, scholarship and innovation and a professor and former
chair of chemistry and biochemistry, told Doren. "It's always been about
getting work accomplished."
Former CAS Dean George Watson called Doren "a fantastic
member of the dean's office [and] a great academic leader."
David C. Wilson, CAS senior associate dean for the
social sciences, said Doren had been like his big brother in the dean's office--"a
great role model and a great mentor for me as a leader."
In thanking the college for the Lifetime Achievement
Award, Doren said a dedication to working together to solve problems was not
just his approach but was "a characteristic of the entire College." He thanked
staff and administrators in the dean's office and the provost's office for
their hard work, support and collegiality.
More about Doug Doren's career
Doren arrived at UD in 1988
as an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry and became a full
professor in 1999. After joining the CAS dean's office in 2007, he served as
interim associate dean for natural sciences and mathematics, associate dean for
research and, from 2009 through 2015, as associate dean for the natural sciences.
He became acting deputy dean for the College in 2014, deputy dean in 2016 and interim
vice provost in July 2018.
Doren earned his bachelor's
degree in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of
California at Berkeley and his doctorate in chemical physics at Harvard
University. He also did postdoctoral work at AT&T Bell Labs.
His research uses methods
of theoretical and computational chemistry to study problems in semiconductor
surface chemistry, STM imaging of molecules at semiconductor interfaces,
electronic properties of semiconductor materials for photochemistry and solar
energy, catalysis for biomass transformation, and aqueous solvation in extreme
conditions.
Article by Ann Manser; photos by Evan Krape
Published Oct. 13, 2020