Professor Raymond Compton Jagessar BSc, PhD, Post Doc, FRSC, CChem, memACS

Prof. Raymond C. Jagessar obtained his BSc (Distinction) in Chemistry/Biology from the University of Guyana (1992) and his PhD from the UK (1995). He held three Post Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDF) at the University of South Carolina (USA), Wichita State University (USA) and the University of the West Indies during the period, 1996-1999. He has several international awards, amongst them are Chartered Chemist, CChem and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC, Fellow of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences, UK, Research Grants etc. His research interests are broad, covering the spectrum of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He has published ninety (100) research articles, five book chapters, a book and presented at several international conferences, locally and internationally. He was one of the recipient of the Guyana Innovation Prize Award. He is currently Professor in Chemistry at the University of Guyana (South America).