Edward Sheldon Lewis

Background

Lewis, Edward Sheldon was born on May 7, 1920 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Gilbert Newton and Mary (Sheldon) Lewis.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1940; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1947.

Career

National Research Council postdoctoral fellow, University of California at Los Angeles, 1947-1948; from assistant professor to professor of chemistry, Rice U., Houston, 1948-1990; professor emeritus, Rice U., Houston, since 1990; department chairman chemistry, Rice U., Houston, 1963-1967, 80-85. Visiting professor of University Southampton, England, 1957, Physical Chemical Laboratory, Oxford (England) University, 1967-1968, U. Kent, Canterbury, England, 1977, hockey club Orsted Institute, U. Copenhagen, 1980.

Achievements

• Edward Sheldon Lewis has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Irish Academy. Member American Chemical Society (Southwest regional award 1987), Royal Society of Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Connections

Married Fofo Catsinas, December 21, 1955. Children– Richard Peter, Gregory Gilbert.

Father:

Gilbert Newton Lewis

Mother:

Mary (Sheldon) Lewis

Spouse:

Fofo Catsinas

child:

Gregory Gilbert Lewis

child:

Richard Peter Lewis