Mark S. Wrighton | |
|---|---|
 Wrighton in 2022 | |
| Interim President of the George Washington University | |
| In office January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Granberg |
| 14th Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis | |
| In office July 1, 1995 – May 31, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Danforth |
| Succeeded by | Andrew D. Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Stephen Wrighton June 11, 1949 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse | Risa Zwerling Wrighton |
| Alma mater | Florida State University (BS) California Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Profession | University administrator and chemistry professor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Inorganic photochemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Photoprocesses in Metal-Containing Molecules (1972) |
| Doctoral advisors | Harry B. Gray George S. Hammond |
| Doctoral students | |
| Other notable students | Post-docs:
Undergrads: |
Mark Stephen Wrighton (born June 11, 1949)[1] is an American academic and chemist who is President Emeritus of George Washington University[2] and has been serving as Chancellor Emeritus of Washington University in St. Louis since May 2019 after serving as the 14th Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1995 to 2019. He was also appointed by Washington University in St. Louis as the inaugural holder of the James and Mary Wertsch Distinguished University Professorship in August 2020. From January 2022[3] to June 2023,[4] Wrighton took a sabbatical leave from WUSTL to serve as the interim president of The George Washington University while GWU conducted a presidential search for a replacement for president Thomas LeBlanc.
- ^ John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (1993). The MacArthur Fellows Program: the first decade, 1981-1991. Chicago: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. p. 176. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Biography". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Trivedi, Isha (September 10, 2021). "Interim president to replace LeBlanc in January". The GW Hatchet. Hatchet Publications Inc. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Ellen Granberg, Ph.D., to Serve as 19th President of the George Washington University". GW Today. The George Washington University. January 11, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.