▁NS F ▁Ph ase ▁I ▁Center ▁for ▁Chem ical ▁In nov ation . ▁ ▁Career ▁Craig ▁received ▁his ▁B . S . ▁in ▁chem istry ▁from ▁Duke ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁completed ▁the ▁M . Ph il . ▁in ▁theoretical ▁chem istry ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁as ▁a ▁Church ill ▁Sch olar . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁began ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁physical ▁organ ic ▁chem istry ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁working ▁with ▁John ▁Bra uman . ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁his ▁Ph . D ., ▁he ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁chem ist ▁at ▁Du P ont , ▁and ▁one ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁research er ▁with ▁Julius ▁Reb ek ▁at ▁The ▁S cri pp s ▁Research ▁Institute . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁chem istry ▁at ▁Duke ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁promoted ▁to ▁associate ▁professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁William ▁T . ▁Miller ▁Professor ▁of ▁Chem istry , ▁the ▁position ▁he ▁currently ▁holds . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁chem istry ▁department ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁At ▁Duke , ▁his ▁studies ▁have ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁mechan isms ▁and ▁reaction ▁dynamics ▁of ▁chemical ▁re actions