Edwin Nichols Lassettre

Background

Lassettre, Edwin Nichols was born on October 26, 1911 in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. Son of Carlos E. and Jennie J. (Nichols) Lassettre.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Montana State College, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1938. Dynamics Technologies (honorary), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1977.

Career

Member faculty, Ohio State University, 1937-1962; professor of chemistry, Ohio State University, 1950-1962; chairman physical chemistry section, Ohio State University, 1952-1962; group leader, research scientist, Manhattan Project, SAM laboratories, Columbia University, 1944; group leader, research scientist, Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation, 1945; staff fellow, member of advisory committee, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1962-1967; staff fellow, professor chemical physics, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1967-1974; University professor chemical physics, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1974-1977; emeritus, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1977-1990; director, Center for Special Studies, 1971-1973. Consultant gaseous diffusion plant Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1954-1967. Review com.radiol. physics division Argonne National Laboratory, 1968-1970.

Delegate Argonne Universities.Assn., 1971-1974.

Achievements

• Edwin Nichols Lassettre has been listed as a noteworthy Physical chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Chemical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Optical Society of America, Mathematics Association American, American Mathematics Society.

Connections

Married Ilse R. Sturies, December 22, 1951.

Father:

Carlos E. Lassettre

Mother:

Jennie J. (Nichols) Lassettre

Spouse:

Ilse R. Sturies