(This article was written jointly by Bruce King, Chair, and Thurman D. Kitchin Professor of Chemistry, Christa Colyer, Professor of Chemistry, and Willie Hinze, Professor of Chemistry)
Al Rives’s career and life are intimately intertwined with Wake Forest University. His varied relationships with and commitment to Wake Forest have both defined and enriched his teaching and service.
Al graduated from Wake Forest with a B.S. in Chemistry with honors in 1976. He earned a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry with a minor in Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981. He initially found a position at Union Carbide in Charleston, W.V., doing catalysis research and later moved into electrochemistry as he managed the Electrosynthesis Research Triangle facility in Durham. These stops prefaced his return to Wake Forest University in 2002. He presently has the rank of full Teaching Professor and is an integral member of the Chemistry team.
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