Robert E. Connick
| Robert E. Connick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 29, 1917 Humboldt, California, United States |
| Died |
August 21, 2014 (aged 97) Contra Costa, California, United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Notable awards |
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Robert E. Connick (July 29, 1917 – August 21, 2014) was a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]
Life
Connick studied Chemistry at Berkeley, receiving his B.S. in 1939 and his Ph.D. in 1942. He was a research associate on the Manhattan Project from 1943 - 1946, and has been a professor, chair of the chemistry department, dean of the College of Chemistry, Vice Chancellor,[2] and Chair of the Academic Senate at both Berkeley and the entire University of California system.
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1963. He was a 1968 G.N. Lewis Lecturer and Awardee. [3] He was a two-time Guggenheim Fellow, in 1948 and 1958.[4] Connick died at the age of 97 in 2014.[5]
References
- ↑ "California, Birth Index, 1905-1995". Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ↑ http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/6958
- ↑ http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/about/endowed_lectureships.php
- ↑ "Connick's page at Berkeley". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ↑ http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/publications/news/2014/robert_e_connick.php
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