Background
Ferry, John Douglass was born on May 4, 1912 in Dawson, Canada. Son of Douglass Hewitt and Eudora (Bundy) Ferry.
Ferry, John Douglass was born on May 4, 1912 in Dawson, Canada. Son of Douglass Hewitt and Eudora (Bundy) Ferry.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1935; student, University London, 1932-1934.
Private assistant, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford, California, 1935-1936; instructor biochemistry science, Harvard University, 1936-1938; member, Society Fellows, 1938-1941; associate chemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1941-1945; research associate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1942-1945; assistant professor of chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1946; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, 1946-1947; professor, University of Wisconsin, 1947-1982; professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, since 1982; Farrington Daniels Research professor, University of Wisconsin, 1973-1982; department chairman, University of Wisconsin, 1959-1967. Chairman International Committee on Rheology, 1963-1968. Visiting lecturer Kyoto U., Japan, 1968, Ecole d'Ete, U. Grenoble, France, 1973.
Fellow American Physical Society (high polymer physics prize 1966), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Chemical Society (Goodyear medal Rubber division 1981, Polymer division award 1984), American Society Biological Chemists, Society Rheology (president 1961-1963), International Society Hematology, d'Honneur Groupe Francais Rheologie, Society Rheology Japan (honorary), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma Lodges: Rotary.
Married Barbara Norton Mott, March 25, 1944. Children— Phyllis Leigh, John Mott.