Charles Dubois Coryell

Background

Coryell, Charles Dubois was born on February 21, 1912 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of William Harlan and Florence Elizabeth (Cook) Coryell.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1932, Doctor of Philosophy, 1935.

Career

; 1 daughter, Patricia Louise Huber. Married second, Grace Seeley, December 2, 1937 (deceased May 1965). Daughter, Julie Esther.

Married 3d, Barbara Buchman, March 30, 1969.

Research assistant California Institute Technology, 1935-1938. Instructor chemistry Deep Springs Junior College, Deep Springs, California, 1937-1939.

Member of staff, chemistry department University of California at Los Angeles, instructor, 1938-1940, assistant professor, 1940-1944, associate professor, 1944-1945 (on leave, 1942-1945). Chief fission products section, Metallurgical Laboratory, University of Chicago, 1942-1943, Clinton laboratories, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1943-1946.

Professor of chemistry Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1946-1971.

Consultant to Atomic Energy Commission Laboratories, 1946-1971. Louis Lipsky fellow Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovoth Israel, 1953-1954.

Achievements

• Charles Dubois Coryell has been listed as a noteworthy chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author numerous articles for science publications Editor: Radiochemical Studies: The Fission Products, 1951.

Membership

Member of staff, chemistry department University of California at Los Angeles, instructor, 1938-1940, assistant professor, 1940-1944, associate professor, 1944-1945 (on leave, 1942-1945). Member board incorporated Midwest Business Institute, Utopia College, 1947-1968. Member of advisory board Williams-Waterman Fund, 1947-1968.

Fellow American Nuclear Society, Council for A Livable World, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society, American Association for Advancement of Science.

Member American Chemical Society, United World Federalists, International Science Foundation, Federation American Scientists, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Meta Patricia Seward, December 6, 1930 (divorced 1936). Married second, Grace Seeley, December 2, 1937 (deceased. Married 3d, Barbara Buchman, March 30, 1969.