Dr. Charles Jackels is a graduate of the University of Washington where he earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. For many years, Jackels’ research had focused primarily on application of large-scale ab initio computational methods to chemical and physical problems involving small molecules, especially those that are of importance in Earth’s atmosphere. In later years his scholarship involved collaboration in an international project to conduct service-based chemistry research for improvement of coffee quality with Nicaraguan small-holder coffee farmers. This project involved field work on farms in Nicaragua and laboratory studies in both Seattle and Managua.