Lisa McElwee-White

Professor Lisa McElwee-White is the Colonel Allen R. and Margaret G. Crow Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florida. She holds a B.S. from the University of Kansas (1979) and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology (1983). Before joining the University of Florida as an Associate Professor in 1993, she was an Assistant Professor at Stanford University (1985–1993). She was promoted to Full Professor in 1997 and served as Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences before returning to lead the Chemistry Department as Chair.

Her research focuses on organometallic chemistry applications in materials science, including chemical vapor deposition of inorganic films for semiconductors/OLEDs, nanostructure deposition via electron beam-induced processes, and photochemical metallization for organic electronics. She directs a research program at the University of Florida's Department of Chemistry, housed in SIS 429A.

• Education:
• B.S. in Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1979
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 1983

Awards and Honors: Recognized with prestigious awards including the Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal (2019), Charles H. Herty Medal (2019), Florida Award (2015), and Charles H. Stone Award (2012).

Advising and Grants: While specific student names or grant details are not listed, her research program has received institutional support through the University of Florida and likely external funding given her leadership role. Her work intersects multiple disciplines, fostering collaborations in materials science and nanotechnology.

Labs and Teams: Leads a research group focused on organometallic chemistry applications, with active projects in semiconductor materials and nanodeposition technologies.