Louisiana Tech chemistry professor receives national public outreach award
RUSTON, La – Dr. William Deese, professor of chemistry at Louisiana Tech University, has received the prestigious Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach from the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Committee on Public Relations and Communications. The award, established in 1995, recognizes outstanding achievements in the field of public outreach by a member of the ACS who improves public recognition and appreciation for the contributions of chemistry. Free is a former president of the American Chemical Society and the inventor of the home diabetes test. Deese began his career at