Dr. Desmond Hartwell Murray
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Andrews University
Dr. Desmond Hartwell Murray is Associate Professor of Chemistry at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He is Founder of Building Excellence in Science and Technology (BEST Early), Inspire Early, and Environmental Fridays. He was Lead Editor for and Chapter Author in the 2016 American Chemical Society Symposium book - The Power and Promise of Early Research. He is Editor and Columnist for Benton Spirit Community Newspaper and served as an Academic Partner with the State of Michigan's Office of Clean Water Public Advocate. He was the first Chair of Andrews University Community Engagement Council, to which he is now a Consultant.
Murray was recognized as the 2010 Thought Leader in Science Education for Southwest Michigan, the 2012 College Teacher of the Year for the State of Michigan, and by the American Chemical Society Accreditation Committee in 2021. In 2018 he received Andrews University's highest faculty honor - the John Nevins Andrews Medallion.