Biography
Professor Emeritus, born 1920; A.B. Emory University (1941); Ph.D. California Insitute of Technology (1948); D.Sc. Emory University (1965); Member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Chemical Society; Fellow of American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society, American Association for Advancement of Science; Guggenheim Fellowship (1964); Sloan Fellowship; California Section Award of the American Chemical Society (1956); Pollution Control Award of the American Chemical Society (1974); Tyler Prize (1983); American Chemical Society Award in the Chemistry of Technological Problems (1984); Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award (1985); National Medal of Science (1997).