Dr. Richard A. Yost
Dr. Richard A. Yost currently serves as the Chair of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates of Florida and represents university faculty statewide as a member of the Board of Governors.
He is the Robin and Jean Gibson Term Professor, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Head of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Florida. He is past Chair of the UF Faculty Senate and has served on the UF Board of Trustees.
Dr. Yost received his B.S. degree in Chemistry in 1974 from the University of Arizona and his PhD degree in Analytical Chemistry in 1979 from Michigan State University. He joined the faculty of the University of Florida as an Assistant Professor in 1979, and has been Professor since 1989. He is an Affiliate Professor in the UF School of Natural Resources and Environment, a senior member of the Shands Cancer Center, a founding member of the William R. Maples Forensic Science Center and the Center for Research at the Bio/Nano Interface, and has served as Associate Dean for Research in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
Dr. Yost has supervised the research of over 90 graduate students over the past 31 years, with funding totaling over $10M from a wide range of sources (including NIH, NSF, NASA, DoD, DHS and USDA). Dr. Yost is recognized internationally as a leader in the field of analytical chemistry, particularly mass spectrometry. He was the recipient of the 1993 ASMS Award for Distinguished Contribution to Mass Spectrometry for the invention (along with Chris Enke) of the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Dr. Yost's research interests are in analytical mass spectrometry, particularly tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS).
In his spare time, Dr. Yost is active in various community organizations, including the Boy Scouts and the Friends of the Library. He has served as a Scout leader for over 30 years, and is currently Scoutmaster of Troop 125 in Gainesville. He has received the Silver Beaver and Silver Fox Awards of the Boy Scouts.
