Background
Lichtin, Norman Nahum was born on August 10, 1922 in Newark. Son of James Jechiel and Clara (Greenspan) Lichtin.
Lichtin, Norman Nahum was born on August 10, 1922 in Newark. Son of James Jechiel and Clara (Greenspan) Lichtin.
Bachelor of Science, Antioch College, 1944; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1948.
Faculty, Boston University, 1947-1993;
professor of chemistry, Boston University, 1961-1993;
professor emeritus, Boston University, since 1993;
professor, Boston University, 1973-1993;
department chairman chemistry, Boston University, 1973-1984;
director division engineering and applied science, Boston University, 1983-1987;
chief scientist, Synlize, Inc., 1987-1990;
chief scientist, Project Sunrise Inc., 1990-1992;
chief scientist, Photox Corporation, Boston, 1993-1997. Visiting chemist Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1957-1958, research collaborator, 1958-1970. Guest scientist Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovoth, Israel, 1962-1963.
Visiting professor Institute Physicians and Chemical Research, Wako, Japan, 1980, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1962-1963, 70-71, 75-76, 80. Coochbehar lecturer Indian Association Cultivation of Science, Calcutta, 1980.
Member alumni board Antioch College, 1996—2002. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa (honorary).
Married Phyllis Selma Wasserman, May 30, 1947. Children— Harold Hirsh, Sara Marjorie Boyd, Daniel Albert.