Curriculum Vitae

Lecturer, emerita
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132

Natural Products Chemistry, Chemistry of Plants.

1970: Ph.D.in Organic Chemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland. (Thesis: "Isolation, Structure and Synthesis of New Mold Metabolites from Phoma species")
1966 Diploma in Chemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland, with minors in mathematics, physics and biology.

Postdoctoral:

1984: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fuer Lebensmittelchemie, Technical University of Munich, Germany (Gas chromatographic analysis of bread flavors).
1971-1972: Dept. of Chemistry, ", Princeton University, NJ. (Heterocyclic synthesis of pteridines)

1988-2010: at the Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco. Emerita since 8/2010.
- Courses taught: Organic Chemistry for Majors. Organic Chemistry for Non-Majors.
  Exploration of the Chemistry of Plants. Natural Products Chemistry. Chemistry in Your Life. Chemistry for the Health Sciences.
2007-2008: Student Mentor for Adult Degree Program in Natural Products Chemistry, Prescott College, Prescott AZ
1979-88: Lecturer of Chemistry at Dominican University, San Rafael, CA

at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA
at UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA
at Yosemite National Park, for Yosemite Association
for San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco
at Mono Lake, for Mono Lake Committee and Regional Parks Botanic Garden
at UC Crooked Creek Research Station, White Mountains, CA
at UNC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC
for AAAS, Pacific Division: Plant chemical field trip at San Francisco Botanical Garden (2009)
Regular plant-chemistry classes for docents at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Berkeley, CA

Organization and leading of two botanical trips “Exploration of the Flora of the Engadine (Switzerland)”, in June 2001 and 2007, with botanist G.Keator, sponsored by San Francisco Botanic Garden

2012: Member-at-Large, Executive Committee, American Chemical Society, California Section.
2010 and 2011: Cochair of Women Chemists Committee, American Chemical Society (ACS), California Section. Member of Executive Committee.
1998-now: Co-coordinator of ACS Family Science Nights
1994-now: Docent at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Berkeley
1995-2005: Boardmember and Webmaster, Friends Organization of Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Berkeley.
1988-1991: Co-Chair, Members' Association Committee, and Ex Officio Member Advisory Council, Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), Berkeley, CA.

2011: Salute to Excellence Award, American Chemical Society, California Section
2008: Salute to Excellence Award, American Chemical Society, California Section
2008: Unsung Hero Award, American Chemical Society, California Section, for Service at ACS Family Science Nights.