Background
Shoemaker, Clara Brink was born on June 20, 1921 in Rolde, Drenthe, The Netherlands. Came to the United States, 1953. Daughter of Hendrik Gerard and Hendrikje (Smilde) Brink.
researcher chemistry professor
Shoemaker, Clara Brink was born on June 20, 1921 in Rolde, Drenthe, The Netherlands. Came to the United States, 1953. Daughter of Hendrik Gerard and Hendrikje (Smilde) Brink.
Doctor of Philosophy, Leiden U., The Netherlands, 1950.
Instructor in inorganic chemistry, Leiden U., 1946-1950, 51-53; postdoctoral fellow, Oxford (England) University, 1950-1951; research associate department chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1953-1955, 58-70; research associate biochemistry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1955-1956; project supervisor, Boston University, 1963-1964; research associate department chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1970-1975; research associate professor department chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1975-1982; senior research professor department chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1982-1984; professor emerita, Oregon State University, Corvallis, since 1984.
Board of directors League of Women Voters, Corvallis, 1980-1982, board directors, secretary, Oregon, 1985-1987. Member Metallurgical Society (commission on alloy phases 1969-1979), International Union of Crystallography (commission on structure reports 1970-1990), American Crystallographic Association (crystallographic data committee 1975-1978, Fankuchen award committee 1976), Sigma Xi, Iota Sigma Pi (faculty advisory Oregon State University chapter 1975-1984), Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married David Powell Shoemaker, August 5. 1955; 1 child, Robert Brink.
