Born in Woodruff, South Carolina, Larry T. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Clemson University (1962). He subsequently remained at Clemson for a doctoral degree in 1965 working in the area of inorganic chemistry. Professor Taylor joined the Virginia Tech faculty as an Assistant Professor in 1967 after spending two and one-half years as a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ohio State University working on the synthesis and properties of metal complexes containing macrocyclic ligands related to biological materials under the direction of Professor D. H. Busch. Dr. Taylor was promoted to Associate Professor in 1970 and Professor in 1978. During the summers of 1976 and 1984 he was a NASA-ASEE summer faculty fellow at the Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, studying the chemistry of polyimides. He received the Sporn Award for excellence in freshman teaching. In addition Dr. Taylor has taught courses in General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry, Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy and Analytical Application s of Supercritical Fluids. He has authored over 350 refereed technical publications plus numerous technical reports for the Department of Energy, Electric Power Research Institute, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institutes of Health, Aluminum Company of America, Environmental Protection Agency, Naval Surface Warfare Center, etc. Publications have appeared in a variety of journals such as Fuel, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Polymer Science, Macromolecules, Journal of Chromatographic Science, Journal of Chromatography, Journal of Adhesion Science, and Chemistry of Materials. He has directed the research theses/dissertations of 70 Master's and Ph.D. students. Research support has come from federal, state and private industry totaling over five million dollars. Research programs have covered coordination chemistry, small molecule activation, coal liquefaction, development of coupled chromatography-spectrometry analytical techniques, analysis of propellants for polymeric and nonpolymeric components, metal ion modified polyimides for electrical, adhesive, and magnetic applications, metal-coated polymers, and analytical/synthetic application of supercritical fluids in the areas of polymer chemistry, environmental science and pharmaceutical chemistry.

Dr. Taylor is currently the co-author of twelve patents in the areas of analytical and polymer chemistry. He consults for both industry and government. He currently serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Chromatographic Science and is a member of the Advisory Board of Chromatographia, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, and Journal of Undergraduate Research. He has served as a member-at-large of the Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering Executive Committee of the American Chemical Society. He and his research group periodically teach an ACS sponsored shortcourse on supercritical fluid extraction/chromatography. Dr. Taylor was the recipient of the NASA Public Service Medal. He has been honored with the A. F. Clifford Faculty Service Award, The Sporn Award for Excellence in Freshman Teaching, and Virginia Blue Ridge Section of the ACS G. F. Wise Award for achievement in the chemical profession and community service, and the Rev. Alfred Payne Award by Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society. He was appointed to the Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientist at Clemson University in 2004. He served as Chairman of the Virginia Tech Department of Chemistry from 1998-2004.

Personal Data: Born December 31, 1939; Woodruff, SC Married, 2 children

University Education:

• B.S. Chemistry, 1962, Clemson University
• Ph.D. Chemistry (Inorganic), 1965, Clemson University, Advisor: J. C. Fanning
• Postdoctoral: 1965-67, Ohio State University, Supervisor: D. H. Busch

• Visiting Scientist: ‘76, ’84, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
• Chair of Chemistry: ’98-’04, Virginia Tech
• Professor of Chemistry: ‘78, Virginia Tech

Honors:

• Philip Sporn Award for Excellence in Freshman Teaching: ‘77
• Virginia Blue Ridge Section of ACS Gene Wise Award: ‘88; NASA Public Service Award: ‘91
• Rev. Alfred Payne Award by Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society Va Tech: ‘99
• Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientists: `04

• Editorial Board Membership: J. Chromatogr. Sci., J. Supercritical Fluids, Chromatographia, J. Undergrad. Res., J. Agric. Food Chem. Res.
• Program Chairman: 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids
• Organizing Committee: 4th-11th International Symposia on Supercritical Fluids
• ACS Shortcourse Instructor (12 years)

• Taylor and Rancourt, “A Nontoxic Liquid Metal Composition for use as a Mercury Substitute”, U.S. Patent 5, 478, 978, December 26, 1995.
• Rancourt, Taylor, Caplan, Stoakley, and St.Clair, “Electrically Conductive Polyimides Containing Silver Trifluoroacetylacetonate”, U.S. Patent 5, 520, 960, May 28, 1996.

• Total M.S. degrees directed: 31; Total Ph.D. degrees directed: 39
• Current number of (a) graduate students directed: 3 (b) research associates: 2
• Total undergraduates taught: > 13,000