Clyde A. Hutchison Jr.

This article is about the chemist. For his biochemist son, see Clyde A. Hutchison III.

Dr. Clyde Allen Hutchison Jr. (May 5, 1913 – August 29, 2005) was an American chemist notable for his research in magnetic resonance spectroscopy. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Hutchison was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and^[2][5] a chairman and professor of the department of chemistry at the University of Chicago.^[1][2][5] He was also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,^[2] a fellow of the American Physical Society,^[2] a member of the American Chemical Society,^[2] Guggenheim fellow at Oxford University,^[3] the George Eastman Professor at Oxford University,^[3] and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.^[2] He was also a recipient of the Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.^[1] He served as editor of the Journal of Chemical Physics from 1953 - 1955 and again from 1958 - 1959.^[6] Hutchison participated in the Manhattan Project.^[1][4] The University of Chicago said that Hutchison "pioneered research in magnetic resonance spectroscopy".^[1][3][4]

Chronology

• 1913: born May 5 in Alliance, Ohio.
• 1933: a bachelor's degree from Cedarville College^[4]
• 1937: Ph.D. from Ohio State University^[4]
• 1937–1939: a National Research Council Fellow and worked with Nobel laureate Harold Urey at Columbia University
• 1939: an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Buffalo
• 1940–1945: member of the Manhattan Project at Columbia University and the University of Virginia
• 1945–1983: member of the faculty of the University of Chicago's Department of Chemistry
  • chairman of the department of chemistry 1959-1963
  • elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1963
• 1983: retirement
• 2005: died of prostate cancer on Aug. 29 at Montgomery Place Retirement Community in Chicago at age 92

References

1. Chicago Tribune:Clyde A. Hutchison;Chemist was pioneer in field;University of Chicago professor worked on the Manhattan Project;September 12, 2005|By Lolly Bowean, Tribune staff reporter
2. National Academy of Sciences:National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs: V. 91 (2009);CLYDE ALLEN HUTCHISON JR.;BY DONALD S. MCCLURE AND JACOB BIGELEISEN
3. University of Chicago;News Office;Clyde Allen Hutchison Jr., Chemist, 1913-2005
4. University of Chicago Library Guide to the Clyde A. Hutchison Jr. Papers 1913-2000
5. New York Times:SCIENCE ACADEMY BACKS ENGINEERS; Supports Plan to Establish Co-Equal Organization;;By WALTER SULLIVAN;April 24, 1963,Page 14
6. J. Chem. Phys. list of Editors