Lloyd Quarterman

Lloyd Albert Quarterman (May 31, 1918 – July 1982) was an American

There were two laboratories: one at the University of Chicago and one at Columbia University. At the University of Chicago, Quarterman worked under Dr. Enrico Fermi, a notable Italian physicist, while at Columbia, he worked under Albert Einstein.[6] After the war, Quarterman worked at the then newly established Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois, where he continued to work for over 30 years. At Argonne, Quarterman was an assistant to the associate research scientist and chemist from 1943 to 1949. He assisted with the first nuclear reactor for atomic-powered submarines.^[7] Quarterman graduated from Northwestern University with a Master of Science in 1952.^[8] After graduating, Quarterman continued his work with F, synthesizing new compounds by reacting F with noble gases, especially xenon.^[9] These compounds were surprising because noble gases were considered unable to combine with other atoms at the time.^[10] After several years of influential work, Lloyd Quarterman received an honorary Ph.D. in chemistry from St. Augustine's College in 1971.^[11] He was a member of the Chicago chapter of the NAACP and gave frequent talks inspiring African Americans to pursue education in the sciences.^[12]

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