Background
Rossini, Frederick Dominic was born on July 18, 1899 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Martino and Costanza (Carrara) Rossini.
Rossini, Frederick Dominic was born on July 18, 1899 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Martino and Costanza (Carrara) Rossini.
Bachelor of Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1925. Master of Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1926. Doctor of Science (honorary), Carnegie Mellon University, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1928. Doctor in Engineering Science (honorary), Duquesne University, 1955. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Notre Dame, 1959.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Loyola University, Chicago, 1960. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Portland, 1965. Doctor of Letters (honorary), St. Francis College, Loretto, Pennsylvania, 1962.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Lund, Sweden, 1974.
Assistant in Physics, Carnegie Institute of Technology 1923-1924, Assistant in Mathematics 1924-1926. Teaching Fellow in Chemistry, University of California 1926-1928. Physical Chemist, National Bureau of Standards 1928-1950, Chief of Section on Thermochem. and Hydrocarbons 1936-1950, Lecturer in Chemical Thermodynamics, Graduate School National Bureau of Standards 1934-1950.
Director American Petroleum Institute Research Projects 1935-1960.
Silliman Professor, Head Department, of Chemistry, Director Chemical and Petroleum Research Laboratory, Carnegie Institute of Technology 1950-1960. Dean, College, of Science and Association Dean Graduate School.
University of Notre Dame 1960-1967, Vice-President for Research 1967-1971. Professor, of Chemistry, Rice University 1971-1978.
Board of Editors Journal of American Chemical Society 56.
Commission, on Thermochem., Institute Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 61. President Commission, on Chemical Thermodynamics 1952-1961. Consultant National Science Foundation 1952-1962.
Chairman Division of Petroleum Chemistry, American Chemical Society 1954.
Marburg Lecturer American Society for Testing Materials 1953. Chairman Division Chemistry and Chemical Technology, National Research Council 1955-1958.
President Albertus Magnus Guild 1961-1965, Association Midwest University 1967-1968, Committee on Data for Science and Technical, of the Institute Council of Scientific Unions 1966-1970, World Petroleum Congresses 1967-1975. Vice President Argonne University Association 1968-1970.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists (life), American Physical Society, Washington Academy of Sciences (editor journal. 1937-1940, secretary 1940-1943, board managers 1943-1946, president 1948). Member American Academy Arts.
Sciences, American Chemical Society (member editorial board journal. 1946-1956, chairman committee constitution and bylaws 1949-1950, member advisory board petroleum research fund 1954, 57-59, Nichols medal New York section 1966, Priestly medal 1971), American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Petroleum Institute (board directors), American Society Engineering Education, National Academy of Sciences, Chemical Society London, Geochem. Society, Philosophical Society Washington, Albertus Magnus Guild, Catholic Association International Peace, Cosmos Club, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Theta (foundation board trustees 1963-1966, 73-76), Phi Lambda Upsilon, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Anne K. Landgraff, 1932 (deceased 1981). 1 child, Frederick Anthony. Married Dorothy T. Purcell, 1983.