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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectW. W. Graessley
Dates
September 10, 1933 – February 18, 2017
Authorized Form of Name
Graessley, W. W. (William Walter)
Additional Forms of Names
Graessley, William W., 1933-
Graessley, William Walter
Biography
Abstract
William Walter Graessley was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1979. He held positions at Northwestern University, Princeton University, the Society of Rheology, and the American Physical Society.
Important Dates
September 10, 1933Birth, Muskegon (Mich.).
1956B.Sc. In Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Mich.).
1959 – 1963Senior Chemist, Air Reduction Company, Murray Hill (N.J.).
1960Ph.D in Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Mich.).
1963 – 1982Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Walter P. Murphy Professor; and Assistant Director, Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston (Ill.).
1969 – 1975Assistant Editor of Transactions journal, Society of Rheology.
1975 – 1978Executive Committee member, Division of High Polymer Physics, American Physical Society.
1979Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.
1982 – 1987Senior Science Advisor, Exxon Research and Engineering Company.
1987 – 1998Professor of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1990Member, National Academy of Engineering.
1990Awarded the Polymer Physics Prize, American Physical Society.
February 18, 2017Death, Evanston (Ill.).
Occupation
Chemical engineer.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Colby, Ralph H.
Advised by Graessley, Northwestern University.
Krishnamoorti, Ramanan, 1966-
Advised by Graessley, Princeton University.
Maranas, Janna Kay, 1965-
Advised by Graessley, Princeton University.
Sebastian, John Michael, 1973-
Advised by Graessley, Princeton University.
Tsenoglou, Christos, 1954-
Advised by Graessley, Northwestern University.
Additional
Register, Richard, 1943-
Schowalter, William Raymond, 1929-
Institutions
Major Positions
Air Reduction Company
Senior Chemist.
Exxon Research and Engineering Company
Senior Science Advisor.
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Walter P. Murphy Professor; and Assistant Director, Materials Research Center.
Princeton University
Professor of Chemical Engineering.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Executive Committee Member, Division of High Polymer Physics ; and awarded the Polymer Physics Prize (1990).
Assistant editor of Transactions journal; and recipient of the Bingham Medal (1979).
University of Michigan
B.Sc in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (1956); and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (1960).
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Subject
Chemistry Tree: Graessley professional relations list.