Background
Throckmorton, Peter Eugene was born on January 20, 1927 in St. Paul. Son of James and Carla Margaret (Strim) Throckmorton.
Throckmorton, Peter Eugene was born on January 20, 1927 in St. Paul. Son of James and Carla Margaret (Strim) Throckmorton.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1948; Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, Kansas State University, 1960.
Research engineer, Tainton Products Company, Baltimore, 1948-1949; manufacturing research engineer, Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company, Middle River, Maryland., 1949-1952; research chemist, General Mills Research, Inc., Minneapolis, 1952-1956; petroleum fellow Petroleum Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1957-1958; associate chemist, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, Missoury, 1960-1965; senior research chemist, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Minneapolis, 1965-1967; senior research chemist II, Ashland Chemical Company (formerly Archer-Daniels-Midland Company), Columbus, Ohio., 1967-1986; principal, Throckmorton Cons., Plain City, Ohio., 1986-1995; consultant, Teltech, Inc., Minneapolis, 1991-1996. Associate chairman 15th Annual Kansas City Chemistry Conference, 1963. Member People's Republic China-United States Science Exchange Program, Beijing and Shanghai, 1984.
Fellow American Institute Chemists (board directors 1987-1989). Member American Chemical Society (chairman technical program Columbus section 1979-1980), American Oil Chemists Society (editorial reviewer 1986-1991), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Phyllis Marie McGrew, June30, 1948. Children: Ann Marie, Carla Louise, Peter Eugene Junior.