Background
Simmons, Howard Ensign was born on June 17, 1929 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Howard Ensign and Marie Magdalene (Weidenhammer) Simmons.
chemist research administrator
Simmons, Howard Ensign was born on June 17, 1929 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Howard Ensign and Marie Magdalene (Weidenhammer) Simmons.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954; Doctor of Science (honorary), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1987.
Member research staff central research and development department, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1954-1959;
research supervisor, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1959-1970;
associate director, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1970-1974;
director research, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1974-1979;
director, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1979-1983;
vice president, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1983-1990;
vice president, senior science advisor, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, since 1990. Adjunct professor of chemistry U. Delaware, since 1974. Sloan visiting professor Harvard University, 1968.
Kharasch visiting professor University of Chicago, 1978. Member National Science Board, 1990.
(Introduces a new method and language, based on finite top...)
Trustee Gordon Research Confs., 1974-1977. Elected trustee U. Delaware, 1994. Fellow New York Academy Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Member NAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Chemical Industry, American Chemical Society (Priestley medal 1994), Industrial Research Institute, National Science Board, American Philosophical Society, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Married Elizabeth Anne Warren, September 1, 1951. Children: Howard Ensign III, John W.