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Luis A. Echegoyen (born January 17, 1951) is a chemistry professor at theUniversity of Texas at El Paso, and 2020 President of theAmerican Chemical Society (ACS).
Echegoyen was born inHavana,Cuba, and received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from theUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. He has served as a professor of chemistry atClemson University,University of Puerto Rico,University of Maryland, College Park, andUniversity of Miami, and has been with UTEP since 2010. Echegoyen has also served as a program officer and later director (2006–2010) for theNational Science Foundation's division of chemistry.[1]
In 2018, Echegoyen was chosen as the President-Elect of ACS, and began serving as President in 2020.[citation needed]
Echegoyen's research focuses on new materials, complexes ofFullerenes, recognition complexes, and self-assembly.[2]
Echegoyen has served on several prestigious committees, including the Alan T. Waterman[3] award and Affiliate Member service to theInternational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.[4] He has served in leadership roles in theElectrochemical Society.[5]
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