American Research and Testing Inc.: Rita R. Boggs, Ph.D.

Dr. Rita Boggs, CEO of American Research and Testing Inc., founded the company in 1982.

Education

Experience

2008-present: CEO, American Research and Testing, Inc.
1982-2008: President, American Research and Testing, Inc.
1985-1987,1993-Present: Adjunct Professor, Chemistry - California State University, Dominguez Hills
1983-1985: Adjunct Professor, Chemistry - El Camino College, Torrance, Ca.
1979-1982: Assistant Vice President, California Division, United States Testing Co. -Director of Chemistry and Textiles Groups
1975-1979: Senior Research Chemist, Colgate Palmolive Research Center, Piscataway, N.J. - New Science (Basic Research) - Oral Research; Detergents
1977-1978: Adjunct Assistant Professor,Chemistry - Rutgers University,University College, New Brunswick,N.J.- Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Spectroscopy
1967-1969: Instructor - Notre Dame College, Staten Island, N.Y. - Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Physics
1961-1967: Teacher - Notre Dame High School, Schenectady, N.Y.- Chemistry, Physics

Research Publications And Theses

University of Pennsylvania - Ph.D Dissertation: "The Crystal and Molecular Structures of Some Biologically Important Molecules."
Union College - M.S. Thesis: "Rates of Deuterium Exchange from Deuterated M-Dichlorobenzene in Methanolic Sodium Methoxide."
"The Unit Cell and Space Group of L-Tyrosine, "Acta Cryst. (1971) B 27, 247.
"Reversal of the Growth Stimulating Effect of Spermine by Its Copper (II) Chelate," Abstracts of Papers of the 166th A.C.S. National Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
"The Molecular and Crystal Structure of Spermine Copper (II) Perchlorate," Acta Cryst. (l975), B31, 320.
"The Crystal and Molecular Structure of Trans 4a-Acetoxy-8a-Chloro-1, 4, 4a, 5, 8, 8a -Hexahydronaphthalene", Acta Cryst. (1976), B32, 118.
"Refinement of the Molecular Structure of Aureomycin", Journal of Crystal and Molecular Structure (1978), 8, 35.

Honors, Awards, Workshops

1957 - Junior Class President
1958 - Student Body President
1959 - New York State Regents College Teaching Fellowship
1967 - Election to Sigma X
1968 - N.S.F. Summer Workshop, "Instrumental Methods of Analysis", R.P.I., Troy, N.Y.
1969 - Teaching Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
1970 - 1973 Research Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
1975 - N.I.H. Postdoctoral Fellowship, M.I.T.
1977 - Marketing and Management Training, Colgate Palmolive Company (6 months)
1979 - Design and Analysis of Scientific Experiments, School of Management, M.I.T.
1992 - Recipient, Agnes Ann Green Distinguished Award, Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society

Professional Memberships

National ACS Activities:

Local Section Activities – Southern California Section ACS:

Southern California Section, American Chemical Society, 1981- present
Executive Committee 1980-present
Chair, Employment Committee 1980-1987
Co-Chair, Registration Committee of Pacific Area Conference (Western Regional ACS Meeting), 1983, 1989
Chemistry Coordinating Committee Delegate, 1988-2004; (Chair 1997-1999)
Program Committee Chair, 1989
Chair, 1990
Internal Affairs Committee Chair, 1991
Chair, Tolman Award Committee, 1989, 1991, 1996
Chair, Directory Committee, 1992
Recipient, Agnes Ann Green Distinguished Service Awards, 1992
Councilor, 1993-present
Co-Chair, Exhibits, Pacific Area Conference (ACS Western Regional Meeting), 1993
Chair, Nominations and Elections Committee, 1996

Professional Outreach

Mentor, International Student in Chemistry, California State University, Long Beach, 1988
Occasional Lecturer on Careers in Chemistry to Students, California State University, Los Angeles and Dominguez Hills, Loyola University, UC Santa Barbara, Pierce College, Cal Poly Pomona
Member, Chemical Technology Advisory Committee, Los Angeles Trade Technical College, 1988-Present

Community Service

Consultants with a Laboratory