Background
Wazer, John Robert Van was born on September 11, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Robert and Florence Ivy (Johnson) Van Wazer.
Wazer, John Robert Van was born on September 11, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Robert and Florence Ivy (Johnson) Van Wazer.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude in Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1940; Master of Arts in Physical Chemistry, Harvard University, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Harvard University, 1942.
Research chemist, Eastman Kodak, Rochester, New York, 1942-1944; group leader Manhattan Project, Tennessee Eastman, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1944-1946; research chemist, Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, 1946-1949; head physics research, Great Lakes Carbon Company, Morton Grove, Illinois, 1949-1950; senior scientist, assistant director research, Monsanto Company, Anniston, Alabama and Dayton, Ohio., 1950-1965; senior scientist, director research, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1965-1968; professor of chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1968-1988; professor emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1988. Consultant in field.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society (emeritus), Royal Society Chemistry (emeritus), New York Academy of Sciences (life).
Married Betty B. Ballou, July 16, 1940 (deceased February 1993). 1 child, Mary Elizabeth.