Robert R. Squires

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Robert Reed Squires
Born(1953-01-11)January 11, 1953
Oakland, California
DiedSeptember 30, 1998(1998-09-30) (aged 45)
Lafayette, Indiana
Alma materCalifornia State University, Chico (B.A.)Yale University (M.Phil., Ph.D.)
Known forGas-phase ion chemistry
AwardsSloan Foundation Fellowship
Nobel Laureate Signature Award
Biemann Medal
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry
InstitutionsPurdue University
Thesis Application of an Automated Calorimetry System in the Study of Steric Effects  (1980)
Doctoral advisorKenneth B. Wiberg

Robert Reed Squires (January 11, 1953 – September 30, 1998) was an American chemist known for his work in

gas phase ion chemistry and flowing afterglow mass spectrometry.[1][2]

Early life and education

Squires was born in

flowing afterglow technique.[citation needed
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Academic career

Squires took a position as an assistant professor at Purdue University in 1981 where he constructed two unique mass spectrometers: a flowing afterglow triple quadrupole mass spectrometer and a flowing afterglow selected ion flow tube triple quadrupole mass spectrometer.[3] In 1986, he was promoted to Associate Professor and in 1990 to Professor.

Awards

Among his awards were an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship in 1987, the American Chemical Society Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry (with Susan Graul) in 1991, and the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Biemann Medal in 1998. The Purdue University Department of Chemistry Robert R. Squires Scholarship was established in his honor.[4]

References

  1. ISSN 0951-4198
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  2. ISSN 1387-3806
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  3. ISSN 0300-9580
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  4. ^ "Handbook for Graduate Students in Chemistry at Purdue University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
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