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Braun, Charles Louis was born on June 4, 1937 in Webster, South Dakot. Son of Louis Fred and Myrene Clarise (Strand) Braun.
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Charles Louis Braun, Chemistry educator, researcher. Recipient Centennial award South Dakot School Mines and Technology, 1985, DartmouthDisting. Teaching award 1987, Catalyst award Chemical Manufacturers Association, 1991; grantee National Science Foundation, 1966-1979; grantee Petroleum Research Foundation, 1981-1985, Department Energy, since 1983; named N.H. Professor of Year, 1992.
Education
Bachelor of Science, South Dakot School Mines and Technology, Rapid City, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1963; Master of Arts (honorary), Dartmouth College, 1978.
Career
Instructor chemistry, Dartmouth College, 1965-1966;
assistant professor, Dartmouth College, 1966-1971;
associate professor, Dartmouth College, 1971-1977;
professor, Dartmouth College, since 1977;
department chairman, Dartmouth College, 1982-1985. Visiting professor U. Stuttgart, 1969-1970, Cornell Univercity, 1980-1981, University of California San Diego, 1993, U. Rochester, 1993. Consultant Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, 1979-1993, Exxon Research and Engineering Laboratory, 1984-1990.
Co-chairman Gordon Research Conference on Photoconductivity, 1982, Dartmouth Presidential Search Committee, 1986-1987. Chairman Gordon Research Conference on Radation Chemistry, 1992. Visiting scientist National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Served to First lieutenant United States Army, 1963-1965. Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society.
Connections
Married Kathleen Louise Brickel, August 10, 1958. Children: Sarah Kathryn, David Charles.
Awards
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Recipient Centennial award South Dakot School Mines and Technology, 1985, DartmouthDisting. Teaching award 1987, Catalyst award Chemical Manufacturers Association, 1991. Grantee National Science Foundation, 1966-1979. Grantee Petroleum Research Foundation, 1981-1985, Department Energy, since 1983. Named N.H. Professor of Year, 1992.Recipient Centennial award South Dakot School Mines and Technology, 1985, DartmouthDisting. Teaching award 1987, Catalyst award Chemical Manufacturers Association, 1991. Grantee National Science Foundation, 1966-1979.
Grantee Petroleum Research Foundation, 1981-1985, Department Energy, since 1983. Named N.H. Professor of Year, 1992.