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 Education:
- Liberal Arts., University of Chicago, 1951-53
- A.B., Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, 1956
- Ph.D., Chemistry, Florida State University, 1960-1965
- Postdoc, The Rockefeller University, 1965-1967, Sponsor: Dr. L.
C. Craig
E-mail: kkstewart@mail.utexas.edu
Telephone: (512) 471-7732
Office: ESB 127
Research Interests: Dr. Kent K. Stewart is an analytical biochemist.
He is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
at the University of Texas at Austin and also Professor Emeritus of
Biochemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Dr. Stewart is known for his work in the analytical chemistry of diet
and health and in the development of automated methods of analysis particularly
Flow Injection Analysis. He is a Fellow of the American Association
for Advancement of Science and a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists.
He is the founder of the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis published
by Academic Press and sponsored by United Nations University and was
the editor of this journal from 1987 through 1997. He is the co-author
of the book “Chemical Measurements in Biological Systems” published
by John Wiley and Sons. He is currently working the development of new
approaches to undergraduate chemical education (especially in the laboratory)
of those in the life sciences.
Teaching: At VPI&SU, Dr. Stewart has taught:
| Number |
Name |
Credits
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Format
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| FST 2010 |
Introduction to Food Science |
2
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Lecture/3hr
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| FST 4514 |
Food Analysis |
3
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Lecture/2hr, Lab/3hr
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| BION 1014 |
Introduction to Biochemistry |
1
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Lecture/1hr
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| BION 2024 |
Concepts of Biochemistry |
3
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Lecture/3hr
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| BION 3124 |
Biochemical Techniques for Biotechnology and the Life
Sciences |
3
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Lecture/2hrs, Lab/6hrs
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| BION 4121 |
Biochemistry Laboratory |
3
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| BION 5020 |
Graduate Biochemistry Lab(team taught)
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Consulting: Dr. Stewart has consulted for:
| Instrumentation Laboratories |
Boston, MA |
| General Mills, Inc. |
Minneapolis MN |
| Mettler Instruments |
Zurich, Switzerland |
| Dupont Instruments |
Wilmington, DE |
| Fisher Instruments |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Cerex Corporation |
Rockville, MD |
| Technicon Corporation |
Terrytown, NY |
| Sanuki Industry |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Eurolink |
Menlo Park, CA |
| Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress |
Washington, DC |
| American Spice Association |
Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Department of Nutritional Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public
Health |
Boston, MA |
Publications: Dr. Stewart has thirty one refereed journal articles
on original research, two referred proceedings articles on original
research, two refereed review articles, has edited two books, has nine
articles in reviewed proceedings, six chapters in books, has fifty eight
published abstracts of presented papers, and six miscellaneous publications
He has had seventy national and international invitations to give profession
presentations.
Awards and Honors
- Elected Fellow, American association for Advancement of Science,
1987
- Elected Fellow, Institute of Food Technologies, 1984
Listed in:
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology
- Who's Who in Technology Today
- Who's Who in Science and Engineering
- Who's Who in Science and Technology
- The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership
- American Men and Women of Science
Membership in Professional Organizations:
- Association of Official Analytical Chemists
- American Chemical Society
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Virginia Academy of Science
- Institute of Food Technology (IFT)
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