▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Chem istry ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Houston . ▁▁▁ ▁Brook hart ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁from ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁in ▁physical ▁organ ic ▁chem istry ▁where ▁his ▁th esis ▁ad visor ▁was ▁Sa ul ▁Win stein . ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁NS F ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ship ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁a ▁NAT O ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ship ▁at ▁South am pton ▁University , ▁England . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Houston ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Chem istry . ▁ ▁His ▁research ▁group ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁area ▁of ▁synth etic ▁and ▁mechan istic ▁organ omet all ic ▁chem istry . ▁A ▁recent ▁major ▁thrust ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁post - met alloc ene ▁catal yst s ▁based ▁upon ▁late ▁transition ▁metal ▁complex es ▁for ▁o le fin ▁coord ination ▁polym er ization . ▁ ▁They ▁carry ▁out ▁their ▁mechan istic ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁polym er ization ▁re actions ▁primarily ▁by ▁low ▁temperature ▁IR ▁and ▁N MR ▁spect ro scop ies . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁provides