Background
Fuchs, Jacob was born on May 7, 1923 in New York City. Son of Alexander and Irma (Radocy) Fuchs.
Fuchs, Jacob was born on May 7, 1923 in New York City. Son of Alexander and Irma (Radocy) Fuchs.
Bachelor of Arts Chemistry, New York University, 1944; Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1950; Post-doctoral research assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1950-1952.
Assistant professor of chemistry, Arizona State University at Tempe, 1952-1956; associate professor of chemistry, Arizona State University at Tempe, 1956-1959; professor of chemistry, Arizona State University at Tempe, since 1959; Executive officer department, Arizona State University at Tempe, 1961-1975; director annual summer programs in applied molecular spectroscopy, modern industrial spectroscopy, Arizona State University at Tempe, 1956-1996. Visiting professor of chemistry U. Colorado at Boulder, 1965 (summer).
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1945. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member Arizona Academy Science, American Chemical Society, Society Applied Spectroscopy, (national president 1985), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Rose Lochansky, June 15, 1946. Children— Tara Ellen, Gary Allan.