Gene Blakely Carpenter

Background

Carpenter, Gene Blakely was born on December 15, 1922 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Leland A. and Juanita (Blakely) Carpenter.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Louisville, 1944; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1947.

Career

National Research Council fellow, California Institute Technology, 1947-1948; research fellow, California Institute Technology, 1948-1949; instructor, Brown U., 1949-1952; assistant professor, Brown U., 1952-1956; associate professor, Brown U., 1956-1963; professor, Brown U., 1963-1988; professor emeritus, Brown U., since 1988. Guggenheim fellow U. Leeds, England, 1956-1957. Visiting professor U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1963-1964.

Fulbright-Hayes lecturer U. Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1971-1972. Visiting scientist Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1980, U. Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1987, U. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1989.

Achievements

• Gene Blakely Carpenter has been listed as a noteworthy Crystallography and chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Principles of crystal structure determination
  • Principles of crystal structure determination

Membership

Member American Crystallographic Association, American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Elizabeth E. Corkum, April 15, 1949. Children— Jonathan R., Anne E.

Father:

Leland A. Carpenter

Mother:

Juanita (Blakely) Carpenter

Spouse:

Elizabeth E. Corkum