Background
Cross, Paul Clifford was born on July 19, 1907 in Bruin, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Anderson McLean and Catherine P. (Smith) Cross.
chemist educator research administrator
Cross, Paul Clifford was born on July 19, 1907 in Bruin, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Anderson McLean and Catherine P. (Smith) Cross.
Bachelor of Science, Geneva College, 1928, Doctor of Science, 1963. Master of Sciences, University Wisconsin, 1930, Doctor of Philosophy, 1932. Master of Science ad eundum, Brown University, 1942.
Doctor of Science, Waynesburg College, 1963.
Alumni research fellow University of Wisconsin, 1932-1933. National research fellow California Institute Technology, 1933-1935. Carnegie Foundation fellow Stanford, 1935-1936, assistant professor, 1936-1938.
Associate professor Brown University, 1938-1942, professor, 1942-1949, director Metcalf Research Laboratory, 1946-1949, chairman chemistry department, 1947-1949.
Professor, Executive officer department chemistry U. Washington, 1949-1961. President, chief Executive officer, trustee Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1961-1967, vice president for research Carnegie-Mellon University, 1967-1971, consultant to president, 1971-1972, board directors Mellon Institute, 1961-1967, trustee Carnegie-Mellon University, 1967-1973.
President emeritus Mellon Institute Carnegie-Mellon University, 1973-1978. Lecturer summers Harvard, 1941, 46, University of Wisconsin, 1952.
Consultant weapons systems evaluation group Department Defense, summer 1953.
Consultant Wright Air Development Center, summers 1954, 55. Consultant various government agencies Deputy research director Underwater Research Laboratory, United States Navy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1943-1944, research director, 1944-1946.
Board of directors San Diego Opera Association, 1977-1978, Scripps Memorial Hospital Foundation, 1977-1978.
Duquesne U.; trustee Geneva College, Carnegie-Mellon University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Academy Arts and Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (director-at-large 1967-1971. Member Spectroscopy Society Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Society, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Gamma Alpha, Phi Lambda Upsilon. Club: Lomas Santa Fe (Solana Beach, California).
Married Sara Agnes Groves, June 18, 1932. Children: Carroll Edward, Robert Henry, Beverly Jane, Elizabeth Annual.