Kay M. Brummond, Ph.D., is a researcher in the field synthetic organic chemistry. She has published 50 journal articles, 15 reviews and book chapters and delivered over 140 invited lectures and symposia. The students and postdoctoral fellows in her group have presented 52 conference posters and presentations. Nineteen graduate students have obtained Ph.D. and M.S. degrees under her direction. She is a recipient of the Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award from the University of Pittsburgh, the 2006 ACS Akron Section Award, the Carnegie Science Center Emerging Female Scientist Award and the Johnson & Johnson Focused Giving Award. She is on the Board of Editors of Excellence for Chemical Methodologies> and Library Synthesis where she is also a project leader.