Leopold May

Background

May, Leopold was born on November 26, 1923 in Brooklyn. Son of Louis and Rose H. (Lutz) May.

Education

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, City College of New York, 1944; Master of Science, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1951.

Career

Instructor chemistry, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1949-1950; research chemist Medical School, Columbia University, New York City, 1950-1954; lecturer, Brooklyn College, 1953; research associate, instructor, Psychiatric Institute, U. Baltimore, 1954-1959; instructor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1954-1957; assistant to associate professor, Catholic U., Washington, 1959-1982; professor, Catholic U., Washington, since 1982; chemist, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1987. Visiting associate professor Tel-Aviv U., 1972-1973. Visiting scientist Soreq Nuclear Physics Centre, Yavne, Israel, 1972-1973.

Exchange scientist United States and USSRAcads. Science, Moscow, 1976-1978. Visiting research professor Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1978-1982.

Visiting professor Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Leopold May has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society, Society Applied Spectroscopy (Baltimore-Washington section, Outstanding Member award 1972).

Connections

Married Evelyn Spector, June 29, 1946. Children: Kenneth, Ira P.

Father:

Louis May

Mother:

Rose H. (Lutz) May

Spouse:

Evelyn Spector

child:

Kenneth May

child:

Ira P. May