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Robert Louis Shepard (born December 25, 1947) is an American chemist, science advocate, and author, known for his pioneering work in advocating for broadening participation in the federal research enterprise to include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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December 25, 1947 (age 77)
Garner, North Carolina, United States
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Saint Augustine's University (B.S., 1969); Howard University
(M.S., 1971, Ph.D., 1973)
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Founder of Science and Engineering Alliance, Inc. (known as SEA) & The Shepard Institute, LLC (TSI)
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Negative and Positive Ion Mass Spectrometry of Some Substituted Diimides (1973)
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Dr. Jesse M. Nicholson, Howard University
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Dr. Fred E. Salfeld, Naval Research Laboratory
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