Background
Sterrett, Frances Susan Krauss was born on September 25, 1913 in Vienna. Daughter of Edmund and Klara (Handl) Krauss. came to the United States, 1939.
Sterrett, Frances Susan Krauss was born on September 25, 1913 in Vienna. Daughter of Edmund and Klara (Handl) Krauss. came to the United States, 1939.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Vienna, 1938.
Research assistant, Columbia University, New York City, 1939-1940; research chemist, International Flavor & Frangrances, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1940-1941; research chemist, Fritsche Brothers, Inc., New York City, 1943-1949; part-time lecturer, Hofstra U., Long Island, New York, 1953-1957; instructor, Hofstra U., Long Island, New York, 1957-1962; assistant professor, Hofstra U., Long Island, New York, 1962-1969; associate professor, Hofstra U., Long Island, New York, 1969-1973; professor of chemistry, environmental science, Hofstra U., Long Island, New York, 1973-1984; professor emeritus, Adjunct Professor, Hofstra U., Long Island, New York, since 1984. Participant various summer institutions and programs in field. Consultant in field.
Fellow National Academy of Sciences (chair environmental science section 1976-1977), American Chemical Society (organizer, chair symposium 205th national meeting 1993, 207th national meeting, chair symposium middle Atlantic regional meeting 1993, public Enviro News of environmental chemistry committee Long Island subsection 1993, chair Nassau-Suffolk subsection 1976-1977), American Institute Chemists. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors (chair Hofstra chapter), National American Chemical Society (associate, environmental improvement committee, division environmental chemistry since 1991).
Married, 1938; children: Jane E., Elizabeth A.