Joseph H. Burckhalter Explained

Joseph H. Burckhalter was a chemist who worked in the field of isothiocyanate compounds. In 1995 he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.^[1] Burckhalter is also a member of the Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame.^[2]

Burckhalter earned a B.S. in chemistry from the University of South Carolina in 1934 and an M.S. in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1938. In 1942, he received his doctorate in medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, where he had been a graduate student of Frederick Blicke.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Revered Scientist Finds Fame, Treasures Nonconformity . https://archive.today/20120716133946/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/77815010.html?dids=77815010:77815010&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+13,+1995&author=Frank+Stanfield+of+The+Sentinel+Staff&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=REVERED+SCIENTIST+FINDS+FAME,+TREASURES+NONCONFORMITY&pqatl=google . dead . July 16, 2012 . He has been inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame and holds the medal he received ... . . August 13, 1995 . 2011-11-25 .
2. Web site: Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame. Medicinal Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society. 30 August 2012.
3. Web site: NIHF Inductee Joseph Burckhalter and Isothiocyanate Compounds . 2022-08-15 . www.invent.org . en.