Prof. Harbron Receives Plumeri Award
Since arriving at William & Mary in 2002, Professor Harbron
has developed an active research program in organic photochemistry. She
is working to develop ways to use fluorescence modulation for imaging
and sensing applications. Harbron’s research projects regularly involve
students, and she mentors nearly 10 student researchers during the
academic year. Fourteen students have appeared as co-authors on her
publications, 11 of whom had worked with Harbron since their freshman or
sophomore year. During the summer, she averages six students engaged in
full-time research. Recognized as an outstanding teacher, Harbron has
established a program of peer mentorship which pairs young,
inexperienced students with older, more experienced students. Her
success in developing young women scientists was highlighted in a 2011
Associated Press story, which was published by news outlets across the
country. Harbron is a reviewer for several journals in her field and
serves on the advisory board of the Inter-American Photochemical
Society. She is the recipient of several awards, including the College’s
Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award in 2011 and the Henry Dreyfus
Teacher-Scholar Award in 2010. Harbron holds a doctorate in organic
chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Read about all of this year's Plumeri Award winners.
