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Published as AuthorPublished as SubjectW. H. Flygare
Dates
July 24, 1936 – May 18, 1981
Authorized Form of Name
Flygare, W. H., 1936-
Additional Forms of Names
Flygare, Willis H., 1936-
Biography
Abstract
Willis H. Flygare was Professor of Chemistry at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1961-1981). His research interests included light scattering and microwave spectroscopy.
Important Dates
July 24, 1936Birth, Jackson (Minn.).
1958Obtained BA, St. Olaf College, Northfield (Minn.).
1961Obtained PhD in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).
1961 – 1981Instructor to Associate Professor of Chemistry (1961-1966) and Professor of Chemistry (1966-1981), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Ill.).
1974Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1981Awarded Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, American Physical Society.
May 18, 1981Death, Urbana (Ill.).
Occupation
Chemical physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Drickamer, H. G. (Harry George), 1918-2002
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Gutowsky, Herbert Sander, 1919-
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Institutions
Major Positions
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Chemistry
Instructor to Associate Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Chemistry.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1981 Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
St. Olaf College
Obtained BA (1958).
University of California, Berkeley. Department of Chemistry
Obtained PhD in Chemistry (1961).
Resources
Published Resources
Author
Molecular structure and dynamics / W. H. Flygare.
Subject
"Willis H. Flygare: 1936-1981", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences