Background
Douglass, Irwin Bruce was born on September 2, 1904 in Des Moines. Son of Alonzo Cline and Mary Margaret (Findley) Douglass.
Douglass, Irwin Bruce was born on September 2, 1904 in Des Moines. Son of Alonzo Cline and Mary Margaret (Findley) Douglass.
Bachelor of Science, Monmouth College, 1926. Doctor of Science (honorary), Monmouth College, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1932.
Teacher chemistry and physics Monmouth (Illinois) High School, 1926-1928. Instructor chemistry Kansas City (Missouri) Junior College, 1930-1931. Teaching assistant University Kansas, Lawrence, 1929-1932.
Assistant professor chemistry North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo, 1932-1933. Assistant professor then professor chemistry Northern Montana College, Havre, 1933-1937, 38-40. Research fellow Yale University, New Haven, 1937-1938.
Assistant then professor chemistry University Maine, Orono, 1940-1972. Retired, 1972
Seasonal ranger, naturalist National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park, 1936-1940. Consultant Maine Potato Starch Manufacturers, Aroostook County, Maine, 1952-1953.
Visiting scholar University of California at Los Angeles, 1962-1963.
Member Town of Orono (Maine) Council, 1975-1977, Board Environmental Protection, State of Maine, Augusta, 1974-1977. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Grace Fannie Fetherston, August 15, 1931. Children: Nancy Grace, Miriam Lois.