John D. Ferry

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John Douglass Ferry
Born(1912-05-04)May 4, 1912
Yukon Territory, Canada
DiedOctober 18, 2002(2002-10-18) (aged 90)
NationalityAmerican (born Canadian)
EducationStanford University (BA, PhD)
Known forStudy of motional dynamics in macromolecular systems
AwardsNational Academy of Sciences, Charles Goodyear Medal of the American Chemical Society
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry and biochemistry
InstitutionsHarvard University, University of Wisconsin–Madison

John Douglass Ferry (May 4, 1912 – October 18, 2002) was a Canadian-born American

macromolecular systems by viscoelastic techniques".[3][4]

Education

Ferry was born in

Yukon Territory, Canada,[5] and attended a one-room school in Murray, Idaho.[2] At age 19, Ferry received his bachelor of arts degree at Stanford University in 1932.[5] Three years later, he received his Ph.D at Stanford[5] and became a research assistant at Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station.[3][4]

Career

In 1937, Ferry was an instructor of biochemical sciences at Harvard University. He was also a Junior Fellow of the Society of Fellows at Harvard.[2][3][5]

He became an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1946 and was made a full professor the following year. Ferry was chairman of the Department of Chemistry at University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1959 to 1967.[5] He was a founding member of the Rheology Research Center at Wisconsin.[3][4] In 1973 Ferry was a Farrington Daniels Research Professor.[3]

Professional memberships

He was affiliated with the following organizations:[3]

  • National Academy of Sciences member
  • Chairman of the Committee on Macromolecular Chemistry of the
    National Research Council
  • President of the Society of Rheology

Awards

Ferry received the following notable awards and distinctions:[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b New York Times: Dr. J.D. Ferry Wins Prize; Wisconsin Chemist Honored for Study of Large Molecules; June 27, 1946
  2. ^ a b c d National Academy of Sciences (NAS); Biographical Memoirs: V. 90 (2009); John Douglass Ferry; by Robert F. Landel, Michael W. Mosesson, and John L. Schrag
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h College of Engineering;University of Wisconsin - Madison; Rheology Research Center; In Memoriam; 1912-2003 Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c d "University of Wisconsin:Faculty document 1822; 7 February 2005; Memorial resolution of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison of the death of the professor emeritus John Douglass Ferry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Colwyn Medal award winners". iom3. Retrieved 25 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
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