Education
Born in Iowa; he received his Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from the University of Chicago (1913), after which he spent some time in Germany, studying with Fritz Haber.
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George Curme
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Career
He returned to the United States in 1914 and worked at the Mellon Institute, funded by the Prest-O-Lite company, which was absorbed into Union Carbide in 1917. He became a Union Carbide VP in charge of chemical research in 1944. He died in 1976 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
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Elliott Cresson Medal; Willard Gibbs Award Alumni Medal; Perkin Medal; Elliott Cresson Medal; the Chandler Medal; Gibbs Award
The Elliott Cresson Medal, also known as the Elliott Cresson Gold Medal, was the highest award given by the Franklin Institute.; The Perkin Medal is an award given annually by the American section of the Society of Chemical Industry to a scientist residing in America for an 'innovation in applied chemistry resulting in outstanding commercial development'.The Elliott Cresson Medal, also known as the Elliott Cresson Gold Medal, was the highest award given by the Franklin Institute.; The Perkin Medal is an award given annually by the American section of the Society of Chemical Industry to a scientist residing in America for an 'innovation in applied chemistry resulting in outstanding commercial development'.