Curriculum Vitae: Robert A. Gossage

Address (mailing):	Department of Chemistry & Biology, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture & Science, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto ON M5B 2K3 Canada
Address (electronic):	gossage@ryerson.ca; ragossage@yahoo.com
Phone: Fax:	+1(416) 979-5000; ext. 2056 (work); +1(416) 979-5044 (work)
Citizenship:	Dual: Canadian and United Kingdom (E.U.)
Education:	Ph.D. (Chemistry: 1996; Thesis Title: Phosphinoalkylsilyl Chemistry: Tripodal and Mesomolecular Complexation; Supervisor: Prof. S.R. Stobart) – University of Victoria. B.Sc. (Major Chemistry: 1989) – University of Guelph.
Related Work Experience: 1.    Visiting Professor, University of Tasmania, Jan.-March 2006. 2.    Associate Professor (tenured), Acadia U., Wolfville, NS, April 2005-present. 3.    Visiting Professor: Utrecht University, The Netherlands, May-July, 2004. 3.    Visiting Professor, University of Alberta, May-July 2002. 4.    Assistant Professor (tenured: 2004), Acadia University, July 1999-March 2005. 5.    Senior Scientist (Medicinal R&D), AnorMED Inc., BC: 1998–1999. 6.    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Utrecht University, The Netherlands: 1996–1998. 7.    Research Assistant, University of Guelph: 1987-1990.
Awards: Royal Society of Chemistry, JWT Jones Travelling Fellowship – 2006 CNC/IUPAC Travel Award – 2002 E. Gordon Young Student Prize in Chemistry – 1992. Dean’s Honour Roll, Graduating Semester, University of Guelph – 1989.
Professional Affiliations: Member of the Canadian Institute of Chemistry (IUPAC Affiliate); Member of the European Chemical Society; Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry; Member of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science; Member of the Nova Scotia Chemists’ Society.
Professional Service: External Reader for the Australian Research Council (ARC) [chemistry] grant applications; Regular external reviewer for the journals: Angew. Chem., Can. J. Chem., J. Heterocyclic Chem., Tetrahedron, Synlett, Dalton Trans. and others.
Hobbies: running, squash, football, soccer, F1 - auto racing