Helen Jacobs, Professor of Organic Chemistry, The UWI was conferred with the title Emerita in 2020 after she had retired in 2019 following 32 years of service. She is a graduate of St. Hugh's High School where she developed an interest in chemistry and went on to earn her B.Sc. (First Class Honours) in Chemistry at The UWI. After successful completion of her Ph.D. in organic chemistry at The UWI she held post-doctoral positions at both the State University of New York at Binghamton and the University of British Colombia, Canada. At The UWI since 1987, she taught organic chemistry at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate programmes in the Department of Chemistry at Mona, contributing significantly to both curriculum development and reform. She served as organic chemistry section head, departmental coordinator for graduate studies and for examinations and Head of Department (2010-2014). Professor Jacob's research specialisation was in the isolation of useful natural products from Jamaica's endemic plant species. Her accomplishments were recognized by The UWI with the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence (Research Accomplishments, 2006), and nationally with the Gleaner Honour Award for Science and Technology (2007) and the Silver Musgrave Medal by the Institute of Jamaica (2009).
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