Devon Walter Meek

Background

Meek, Devon Walter was born on February 24, 1936 in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Son of Don C. and Willa M. (Walters) Meek.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Berea College, 1958; Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1961.

Career

Associate analytical chemist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, summers 1957-1959; teaching, research assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1958-1960; research fellow, University of Illinois, 1960-1961; member of faculty department chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1961-1988; associate professor, Ohio State University, 1966-1969; professor, Ohio State University, 1969-1988; department chairman, Ohio State University, 1977-1981, 86-88. Visiting scholar Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1967. Consultant Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1968-1969, Shepherd Chemical Company, Ohio, 1975-1980, Procter & Gamble Company, 1979-1988.

Visiting senior research fellow U. Sussex, Brighton, England, 1974. Visiting scholar Cambridge U., 1981, University of California, Berkeley, 1982.

Achievements

• Devon Walter Meek has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Experimental General Chemistry;

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Membership

Member American Chemical Society, Royal Society (London), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Violet I. Imhof, August 21, 1965. Children: Brian Philip, Karen Anne.

Father:

Don C. Meek

Mother:

Willa M. (Walters) Meek

Spouse:

Violet I. Imhof

child:

Karen Anne Meek

child:

Brian Philip Meek