Raymond Fuoss

Raymond Matthew Fuoss (September 28, 1905 – December 1, 1987) was an American chemist who researched mainly on electrolytes, polyelectrolytes, and polymers. He held Sterling Professor status at Yale University.

Raymond Fuoss
Born(1905-09-28)September 28, 1905
Bellwood, Pennsylvania, USA
DiedDecember 1, 1987(1987-12-01) (aged 82)
Spouse(s)Rose Elizabeth Harrington (divorced)
Ann Stein Fuoss
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(m. 1947⁠–⁠1979)​
Children2
Academic background
EducationBA., Harvard University (summa cum laude)
PhD., Chemistry, 1932, Brown University
ThesisInfluence of the solvent medium on the conductance of electrolytes, (1932)
Doctoral advisorLars Onsager
Academic work
Sub-disciplineElectrolytic conductance
InstitutionsYale University

Early life and education

Fuoss was born to Jacob Z. Fuoss in 1905 and graduated from Altoona High School.[1]

After graduating summa cum laude from Harvard University, Fuoss accepted a Sheldon Fellowship to study at the University of Munich. He began his graduate studies at Brown University in 1930, after various teaching positions.[2]

Career

From 1932 – 1933, Fusso was a research instructor at Brown University, before being promoted to assistant professor for research from 1933 until 1936.[3] While at Brown, Fusso was the recipient of the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry.[4] The award came with a monetary prize of $1000 for his achievement of producing the "first comprehensive theory of electrolytic solutions."[1] Due to limited financial resources for university research during the Great Depression in the mid-1930s, Fuoss was contacted by the General Electric Research Laboratory, where he worked until the end of the Second World War.[5] In 1945 he went to Yale University, where he was appointed a Sterling Professor Chair of Chemistry.[6] In 1951, Fuoss was elected to the National Academy of Sciences[5] and later, in 1954, was elected chairman of the American Chemical society's division of Polymer Chemistry.[2]

Fuoss eventually retired from Yale University in 1974 but continued active research in electrolytes.[5]

References
  1. "Former Altoonan Given High Honor". Altoona Mirror. Pennsylvania. April 30, 1935.
  2. "Bellwood Man Heads Division of Polymer Chemistry of ACS". Altoona Mirror. Pennsylvania. November 28, 1953. p. 5.
  3. Hyle, Stanley R. (July 21, 1948). "Your Altoona High School". Altoona Mirror. Pennsylvania. p. 2.
  4. "The Council in Session at New York". pubs.acs.org. doi:10.1021/cen-v013n009.p185 (inactive 2021-01-10). Retrieved September 7, 2019.CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2021 (link)
  5. Coplan, Michael A. (1997). "Raymond Matthew Fusso" (PDF). nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  6. "Goes to Yale". Altoona Mirror. Pennsylvania. June 25, 1945. p. 5.
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