Background
Shull, Harrison was born on August 17, 1923 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Harrison and Mary (Nicholl) Shull.
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Harrison Shull
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Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1948.
Career
Association chemist, United States Naval Research Laboratory, 1943-1945; assistant professor, Iowa State University, 1949-1954; member of faculty, Indiana U., 1955-1979; research professor, Indiana U., 1961-1979; dean Graduate School, Indiana U., 1965-1972; vice chancellor for research and development, Indiana U., 1972-1976; director Research Computing Center, Indiana U., 1959-1963; acting chairman chemistry department, Indiana U., 1965-1966; acting dean arts and science, Indiana U., 1969-1970; acting dean faculties, Indiana U., 1974; member of faculty, provost, vice president academic affairs, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1979-1982; chancellor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1982-1985; professor department chemistry, U. Colorado, 1982-1988; provost, Naval Postgraduate School, 1988-1995; assistant director research, quantum chemistry group, Uppsala (Sweden) U., 1958-1959; visiting professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1960; visiting professor, U. Colorado, 1963; founder, supervisor, Quantum Chemistry Program Exchange, 1962-1979; chairman subcommittee molecular structure and spectroscopy, National Research Council, 1958-1963; chairman, Fulbright selection committee chemistry, 1963-1967; member of advisory committee, Office Science Personnel, 1957-1960; chairman, First Gordon Research Conference Theoretical Chemistry, 1962; member committee survey chemistry, National Academy Science, 1964-1965; member of advisory panel chemistry, National Science Foundation, 1964-1967; member of advisory panel, Office Computer Activities, 1967-1970; consultant chemical information program, Office Computer Activities, 1965-1971; member of advisory committee for research, Office Computer Activities, 1974-1976; member visiting committee chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1967-1970; member of advisory committee, Chemical Abstracts Service, 1971-1974. Director Storage Technology Corporation. Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel, 1984-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Argonne U. Association, 1970-1975, Associate Universities, Inc., 1973-1976, U. Research Association, 1984-1989, Institute Defense Analysis, 1984-1996. Served as ensignUSNR, 1945. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences (vice president 1976-1983, chairman Midwest Center 1976-1979), American Physical Society.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy Sciences (commission on science public policy 1969-1972, county, Executive Committee 1971-1974, chairman United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics science policy subgroup for fundamental research 1973-1981, naval studies board 1974-1979, 96-, chairman Commision on Human Resources, 1977-1981, nominating committee 1978), American Chemical Society, Association Computing Machinery, Royal Swedish Academy Sciences (foreign member), Royal Academy Arts and Sciences Uppsala (corresponding member), Cosmos Club (Washington), Old Capitol Club (Monterey), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Connections
Married Jeanne Louise Johnson, 1948 (divorced 1962). Children: James Robert, Kathy, George Harrison, Holly. Married Wil Joyce Bentley Long, 1962.
Children: Warren Michael Long, Jeffery Mark Long, Stanley Martin, Sarah Ellen.
- Father:
- George Harrison Shull
- Mother:
- Mary (Nicholl) Shull
- Spouse:
- Wil Joyce Bentley Long
- Spouse:
- Jeanne Louise Johnson
- child:
- George Harrison Shull
- child:
- Stanley Martin Shull
- child:
- Jeffery Mark Long Shull
- child:
- James Robert Shull
- child:
- Sarah Ellen Shull
- child:
- Warren Michael Long Shull
- child:
- Holly Shull
- child:
- Kathy Shull
