Gerhard Krohn Rollefson Explained

Gerhard Krohn Rollefson (1900 - 1955) was a professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.^{[1] [2]}

Background and career

Rollefson received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His dissertation concerned Ebullioscopic constant measurement of mixed liquid media.^[3] He then completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. Rollefson was a specialist in physical chemistry and studied the impact of X-ray radiation on a variety of materials.^[4] Rollefson published a book with Milton Burton in 1939: Photochemistry and the Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions.^[5]

Rollefson was a long-serving editor of Annual Reviews in Physical Chemistry.^[6]

Sources

• University of California bio of Rollefson
• Guggenheim Fellowship page for Rollefson

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Gerhard Krohn Rollefson. 2020-07-24. en-US.
2. Web site: Stewart . T. D. . Connick . R. E. . Powell . R. E. . Gerhard Krohn Rollefson . March 31, 2020 . College of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley.
3. Book: Rollefson, G. K.. Ebulliscopic measurements in mixed liquids. 1921.
4. Rollefson. Gerhard Krohn. 1924-01-01. Spectral Series in the Soft X-ray Region. Physical Review. 23. 1. 35–45. 10.1103/PhysRev.23.35. 1924PhRv...23...35R.
5. Book: Rollefson. G. K.. Photochemistry and the mechanism of chemical reactions. Burton. Milton. 1939. Prentice-Hall. Prentice-Hall chemistry series. New York.
6. Book: Rollefson, Gerhard Krohn. Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 1955. Annual Reviews, Incorporated. en.