<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/deborah-bromfield-named-natural-sciences-chair.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>01/09/2026</pubDate><title>Florida Southern College Names Deborah Bromfield Lee The Jessie Ball Dupont Endowed Chair in the Natural Sciences</title><author> FSC Staff</author><image><img src="/_resources/images/news/2025/deborah-bromfield-named-natural-sciences-chair/rec-lg-bromfieldlee.jpg" alt=" Deborah Bromfield Lee"/></image><caption>Deborah Bromfield Lee</caption><thumbnail>true</thumbnail><summary>Florida Southern College is pleased to announce Dr. Deborah Bromfield Lee has been named the Jessie Ball duPont Endowed Chair in the Natural Sciences.  

Bromfield Lee joined the Florida Southern College faculty in 2012 and currently serves as Department Chair and Director of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Her scholarly work centers on green chemistry and chemical education, with research published by leading academic organizations, including the Green Chemistry Letters and Review and the Journal of Chemical Education. In addition to her research contributions, Bromfield Lee has played a key role in curriculum development for Beyond Benign, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing green chemistry education worldwide.  </summary><description>Florida Southern College is pleased to announce Dr. Deborah Bromfield Lee has been named the Jessie Ball duPont Endowed Chair in the Natural Sciences.  Bromfield Lee joined the Florida Southern College faculty in 2012 and currently serves as Department Chair and Director of the Quality Enhanc...</description><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>Chemistry</tag><tag>Endowed Chair</tag><tag>Faculty</tag></tags></item>