Clyde A. Hutchison Jr. Explained

Dr. Clyde Allen Hutchison Jr. (May 5, 1913 – August 29, 2005) was an American chemist notable for his research in magnetic resonance spectroscopy.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Hutchison was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and^{[2] [5]} a chairman and professor of the department of chemistry at the University of Chicago.^{[1] [2] [5]} He was also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,^[2] a fellow of the American Physical Society,^[2] a member of the American Chemical Society,^[2] Guggenheim fellow at Oxford University,^[3] the George Eastman Professor at Oxford University,^[3] and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.^[2] He was also a recipient of the Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.^[1] He served as editor of the Journal of Chemical Physics from 1953 - 1955 and again from 1958 - 1959.^[6] Hutchison participated in the Manhattan Project.^{[1] [4]} The University of Chicago said that Hutchison "pioneered research in magnetic resonance spectroscopy".^{[1] [3] [4]}

Chronology

• 1913: born May 5 in Alliance, Ohio.
• 1933: a bachelor's degree from Cedarville College^[4]
• 1937: Ph.D. from Ohio State University^[4]
• 1937–1939: a National Research Council Fellow and worked with Nobel laureate Harold Urey at Columbia University
• 1939: an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Buffalo
• 1940–1945: member of the Manhattan Project at Columbia University and the University of Virginia
• 1945–1983: member of the faculty of the University of Chicago's Department of Chemistry
  • chairman of the department of chemistry 1959-1963
  • elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1963
• 1983: retirement
• 2005: died of prostate cancer on Aug. 29 at Montgomery Place Retirement Community in Chicago at age 92

Notes and References

1. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-09-12/news/0509120161_1_magnetic-resonance-spectroscopy-chemistry-manhattan-project Chicago Tribune:Clyde A. Hutchison;Chemist was pioneer in field;University of Chicago professor worked on the Manhattan Project;September 12, 2005|By Lolly Bowean, Tribune staff reporter
2. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12776&page=153 National Academy of Sciences:National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs: V. 91 (2009);CLYDE ALLEN HUTCHISON JR.;BY DONALD S. MCCLURE AND JACOB BIGELEISEN
3. http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/05/050902.hutchison.shtml University of Chicago;News Office;Clyde Allen Hutchison Jr., Chemist, 1913-2005
4. https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.CAHUTCHISON University of Chicago Library Guide to the Clyde A. Hutchison Jr. Papers 1913-2000
5. https://www.nytimes.com/1963/04/24/archives/science-academy-backs-engineers-supports-plan-to-establish-coequal.html?sq=%2522CLYDE%2520ALLEN%2520HUTCHISON%2520JR%2522&scp=1&st=cse New York Times:SCIENCE ACADEMY BACKS ENGINEERS; Supports Plan to Establish Co-Equal Organization;;By WALTER SULLIVAN;April 24, 1963,Page 14
6. https://aip.scitation.org/jcp/info/editors J. Chem. Phys. list of Editors