Background
Manuel, Oliver Keith was born on October 13, 1936 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Wesley Franklin and Faye Irene (Graham) Manuel.
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Oliver Keith Manuel, American Chemistry educator. Achievements include discovery of decay product of extinct I-129 in the earth's mantle; measurement of the longest radioactive half-life, that of Te-128; discovery of correlated isotopic and elemental heterogeneities in primitive meteorites; discovery that diffusion is enriching lighter nuclei at Solar Surface.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Kansas State College, 1959; Master of Science, U. Arkansas, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Arkansas, 1963; postdoctoral, University of California, Berkeley, 1964.
Career
Assistant professor of chemistry Department, University Missouri, Rolla, 1964-1967;
associate professor of chemistry Department, University Missouri, Rolla, 1967-1973;
professor of chemistry Department, University Missouri, Rolla, 1967-1973;
chairman, professor of chemistry Department, University Missouri, Rolla, since 1982. Research chemist United States Geological Survey, Lakewood, Colorado, 1979-1980. Visiting scientist Tat Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India, 1982-1983.
Speaker and lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Leader Presbyterian Jail Ministry, Rolla, since 1990. Member American Chemical Society, Meteoritical Society, Rotary International, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Caroline Yvonne Bridges, November 1960 (divorced). Children: Suzanne, Sharon, Judith, Oliver Junior, Nirmal. Married Caroline Annette Rosenburg.
Children: James Durward, Wesley Kyle, Sirikka Renee, Hope Brigetta.
- Father:
- Wesley Franklin Manuel
- Mother:
- Faye Irene (Graham) Manuel
- Spouse:
- Caroline Yvonne Bridges
- Spouse:
- Caroline Annette Rosenburg
- child:
- Sirikka Renee Manuel
- child:
- James Durward Manuel
- child:
- Nirmal Manuel
- child:
- Sharon Manuel
- child:
- Suzanne Manuel
- child:
- Hope Brigetta Manuel
- child:
- Wesley Kyle Manuel
- child:
- Oliver Junior Manuel
- child:
- Judith Manuel
