Ulrich P. Strauss

Ulrich Paul Strauss (January 10, 1920 – August 7, 2015) was an American chemist. He was professor emeritus at Rutgers University.[1] Strauss received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1971.[2]

Ulrich P. Strauss
Born
Ulrich Paul Strauss

(1920-01-10)January 10, 1920
Frankfurt, Germany
DiedAugust 7, 2015(2015-08-07) (aged 95)
Highland Park, New Jersey
Alma materColumbia University
Cornell University
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1971)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsRutgers University

Biography

Strauss was born in Frankfurt. He earned a B.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from Cornell University.[3] He finished his postdoc at Yale University before embarking a teaching a career at Rutgers University, where he taught from 1948 to 1990.[1] Strauss' specialty was polyelectrolytes and he created prefabricated soap micelles known as "polysoaps."[4][5][6][7]

Strauss died on August 7, 2015, at age 95 at his home in Highland Park, New Jersey.[8]

References
  1. "Ulrich P. Strauss Obituary (2015) Asbury Park Press". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. "Ulrich P. Strauss". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  3. "Obituaries". Columbia College Today. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  4. Sélégny, Eric; Mandel, Michael; Strauss, Ulrich P, eds. (1974). Polyelectrolytes. doi:10.1007/978-94-010-2185-2. ISBN 978-94-010-2187-6.
  5. Strauss, Ulrich P.; Fuoss, Raymond M. (August 1949). "Polyelectrolytes. V. Osmotic pressures of poly-4-vinyl-N-n-butylpyridonium bromide in ethanol at 25°". Journal of Polymer Science. 4 (4): 457–472. doi:10.1002/pol.1949.120040403.
  6. Strauss, Ulrich P. (1993), "Hydrophobe-Modified Polymers", Interactions of Surfactants with Polymers and Proteins, CRC Press, pp. 277–294, doi:10.1201/9781351073783-7, ISBN 978-1-351-07378-3, retrieved 2022-05-26
  7. Strauss, Ulrich P. (1977), Mittal, K. L. (ed.), "Intramacromolecular Micelles", Micellization, Solubilization, and Microemulsions: Volume 2, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 895–900, doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-4157-4_24, ISBN 978-1-4613-4157-4, retrieved 2022-05-26
  8. Staff, U. S. 1. "Remembering Ulli Strauss". Community News. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
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