Background
Smith, Peter was born on September 7, 1924 in Sale, Cheshire, England. Son of Peter and Winifred Emma (Jenkins) Smith. came to the United States, 1951.
Smith, Peter was born on September 7, 1924 in Sale, Cheshire, England. Son of Peter and Winifred Emma (Jenkins) Smith. came to the United States, 1951.
Bachelor of Arts Queens' College, Cambridge U., 1946;
Master of Arts, Cambridge U., 1949;
Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge U., 1953.
Junior science officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire., England, 1943-1946;
demonstrator chemistry department, Leeds U., Yorkshire, England, 1950-1951;
postdoctoral research fellow in chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1951-1954;
assistant professor of chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1954-1959;
assistant professor of chemistry, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1959-1961;
associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1961-1970;
professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1970-1995;
professor emeritus chemistry, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1995.
Member American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemistry, American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Hilary Joan Hewitt Roe, 1951. Children: Helen Andrews Winifred, Eric Peter, Richard Harry, Gillian Carol.