Raychelle burks biography

American scientist and science communicator

Raychelle Burks is an associate professor of analytical chemistry at American University in Washington, D.C., and science communicator, who has regularly appeared on the Science Channel.

In , the American Chemical Society awarded her the Grady-Stack award for her public engagement excellence.^[1]

Early life and education

Burks developed an interest in forensic chemistry when she was 12 after a field trip that presented students with a science interaction challenge, asking students to solve a real-world problem using science.^[2] Burks earned her BS in chemistry at the University of Northern Iowa, her MSc in Forensic Science at Nebraska Wesleyan University, her PhD in chemistry from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, and was a postdoctoral research associate at the Doane College.^[3]

Career and research

Burks became an assistant professor of chemistry at St.

Edward's University in