Background
MacKay, Colin Francis was born on September 21, 1926 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Frank Patrick and Florence (Rotella) MacKay.
MacKay, Colin Francis was born on September 21, 1926 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Frank Patrick and Florence (Rotella) MacKay.
Bachelor of Science, University Notre Dame, 1950. Master of Science, University Chicago, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Chicago, 1956.
Instructor University of Illinois-Chicago, 1954-1956. Instructor Haverford College, Pennsylvania, 1956-1957, assistant professor, 1957-1962, associate professor, 1962-1968, William R. Kenan, Junior professor.chemistry, 1972-1977, John Farnum professor of chemistry, 1982.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Ann Pifer Neel.