Background
Durig, James Robert was born on April 30, 1935 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Durig, James Robert was born on April 30, 1935 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, 1958; Honorary Doctor of Science, Washington and Jefferson College, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962.
Assistant professor of chemistry, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1962-1965; associate professor, University of Southern California, 1965-1968; professor, University of Southern California, 1968-1993; Ednl. Foundation professor of chemistry, University of Southern California, 1970-1973; dean College Science and Mathematics, University of Southern California, 1973-1993; dean College Arts & Sciences, U. Missouri, Kansas City, since 1993.
Served with Chemical Corps United States Army, 1963-1964. Member American Chemical Society (Southern Chemist award Memphis section 1976, Charles A. Stone award Southeast Piedmont section 1975), American Physical Society, Society for Applied Spectroscopy (Pittsburgh section award 1981), Coblentz Society (member governing board 1972-1976, president 1974-1976, award for outstanding research in molecular spectroscopy 1970), International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry (chairman sub-commission on infrared and Raman spectroscopy 1975-1995, member commission molecular spectra and structure 1978-1989, secretary 1981-1983, chairman 1983-1989, editor Spectrochimica Acta since 1999), Blue Key Society, Phi Beta Kappa (president chapter 1970), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Kappa Phi.
Son of and Roberta Wilda Mounts. Married Kathryn Marlene Sprowls, September 1, 1955. Children: Douglas Tybor, Bryan Robert, Stacey Annual.