Raymond Fuoss
Raymond Matthew Fuoss (September 28, 1905 – December 1, 1987) was an American chemist who researched mainly on electrolytes, polyelectrolytes, and polymers. He held Sterling Professor status at Yale University.
Raymond Fuoss | |
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| Born | September 28, 1905 |
| Died | December 1, 1987 (aged 82) |
| Spouse(s) | Rose Elizabeth Harrington (divorced) Ann Stein Fuoss
(m. 1947–1979) |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA., Harvard University (summa cum laude) PhD., Chemistry, 1932, Brown University |
| Thesis | Influence of the solvent medium on the conductance of electrolytes, (1932) |
| Doctoral advisor | Lars Onsager |
| Academic work | |
| Sub-discipline | Electrolytic conductance |
| Institutions | Yale University |
Early life and education
Fuoss was born to Jacob Z. Fuoss in 1905 and graduated from Altoona High School.[1]
After graduating summa cum laude from Harvard University, Fuoss accepted a Sheldon Fellowship to study at the University of Munich. He began his graduate studies at Brown University in 1930, after various teaching positions.[2]
Career
From 1932 – 1933, Fuoss was a research instructor at Brown University, before being promoted to assistant professor for research from 1933 until 1936.[3] While at Brown, Fuoss was the recipient of the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry.[4] The award came with a monetary prize of $1000 for his achievement of producing the "first comprehensive theory of electrolytic solutions."[1] Due to limited financial resources for university research during the Great Depression in the mid-1930s, Fuoss was contacted by the General Electric Research Laboratory, where he worked until the end of the Second World War.[5] In 1945 he went to Yale University, where he was appointed a Sterling Professor Chair of Chemistry.[6] In 1951, Fuoss was elected to the National Academy of Sciences[5] and later, in 1954, was elected chairman of the American Chemical society's division of Polymer Chemistry.[2]
Fuoss eventually retired from Yale University in 1974 but continued active research in electrolytes.[5]
References
- "Former Altoonan Given High Honor". Altoona Mirror. Pennsylvania. April 30, 1935.
- "Bellwood Man Heads Division of Polymer Chemistry of ACS". Altoona Mirror. Pennsylvania. November 28, 1953. p. 5.
- Hyle, Stanley R. (July 21, 1948). "Your Altoona High School". Altoona Mirror. Pennsylvania. p. 2.
- "The Council in Session at New York". pubs.acs.org. 13 (9): 185–186. 10 May 1935. doi:10.1021/cen-v013n009.p185 (inactive 1 August 2023). Retrieved September 7, 2019.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (link) - Coplan, Michael A. (1997). "Raymond Matthew Fuoss" (PDF). nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- "Goes to Yale". Altoona Mirror. Pennsylvania. June 25, 1945. p. 5.
External links
- Raymond M. Fuoss Papers (MS 1560). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.