2009 Frank S. Child Award Winner

Dr. Richard Jacobs, Toxic Element Specialist for the US Food & Drug Administration, received the 2009 Frank S. Child Award during the awards luncheon at Deco ’09. Jacobs has worked closely with SGCD for more than 25 years to develop voluntary standards for heavy metal compliance. He received his bachelor’s in chemistry from Washington College in Maryland and his Master’s in biochemistry from American University. He received his doctorate in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin. He worked for the National Institutes of Health from 1962-65 and joined FDA in 1965 as a research chemist. He has held numerous positions with the agency since that time.