Education
Born to American missionaries in Shanghai, China, he received his Bachelor of Surgery in chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley in 1940 and his Doctor of Philosophy in physical chemistry at the University of Chicago in 1944.
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Arthur Wilson
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His research made significant contributions to the understanding of physical adsorption and contact angle phenomena, and the thermodynamics of surfaces and irreversible adsorption. After two years as a research associate for the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, he began a career at the University of Southern California that extended through his appointment as professor emeritus in 1989. He chaired the University of Southern California Department of Chemistry from 1972 to 1975.
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1967 Richard C. Tolman Medal 1979 American Chemical Society (American College of Surgeons) Kendall Award in Surface or Colloid Chemistry 1982 American College of Surgeons Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry, 1984 American College of Surgeons Award in Chemical Education (now renamed the George C Pimentel Award) 1991 University of Southern California Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award 1994 American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal 1999 Monie A. Ferst Award In 1992, the American College of Surgeons established the Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry. He was founding editor of Langmuir, the American College of Surgeons Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, and he was chairman of the American College of Surgeons Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry.
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United States
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American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal; Adamson award 1967 Richard C. Tolman Medal 1979 American Chemical Society (ACS) Kendall Award in Surface or Colloid Chemistry 1982 ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry, 1984 ACS Award in Chemical Education (now renamed the George C Pimentel Award) 1991 USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award 1994 American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal 1999 Monie A. Ferst Award In 1992, the ACS established the Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry. He was founding editor of Langmuir, the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, and he was chairman of the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry. The American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal is the highest award of the American Institute of Chemists and has been awarded since 1926.American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal; Adamson award 1967 Richard C. Tolman Medal 1979 American Chemical Society (ACS) Kendall Award in Surface or Colloid Chemistry 1982 ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry, 1984 ACS Award in Chemical Education (now renamed the George C Pimentel Award) 1991 USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award 1994 American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal 1999 Monie A. Ferst Award In 1992, the ACS established the Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry. He was founding editor of Langmuir, the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, and he was chairman of the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry. The American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal is the highest award of the American Institute of Chemists and has been awarded since 1926.