Raymond Jagessar (1992)

Prof. R.C. Jagessar, BSc, PhD, PDF, Post graduate DipEd (higher Edu.) memACS, CChem, FRSC, FCAS, FTWAS

Prof. Raymond Jagessar obtained his BSc (distinction) in Chemistry/Biology from the University of Guyana (1992) and his PhD from the UK (1995) and Post Graduate DipEd (distinction) in higher education at the University of Guyana. He held three Post Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDF) in the USA and the University of the West Indies during the period, 1996-1999. He has several international awards, amongst them are Chartered Chemist, CChem and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC, UK, Research Grants, etc. In addition was one of the awardees of the Guyana Innovation Prize, 2021. He was admitted as a Fellow of the The World Academy of Sciences, TWAS in 2024. His research interests are broad, covering the spectrum of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He has published over one hundred (100) research articles, five book chapters, one book and presented at several international conferences, locally and internationally. He has given keynote presentations at several conferences and is currently Professor in Chemistry at the University of Guyana (South America), past President of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences, CAS and now Foreign Secretary.