Background
Steinhardt, Ralph Gustav was born on September 15, 1918 in Newark. Son of Ralph Gustav and Norma (Stein) Steinhardt.
Steinhardt, Ralph Gustav was born on September 15, 1918 in Newark. Son of Ralph Gustav and Norma (Stein) Steinhardt.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Lehigh University, 1940; Master of Science in Chemistry, Lehigh University, 1941; Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Lehigh University, 1950.
Research fellow, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1940-1942;
from research fellow to assistant professor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1946-1954;
member science staff, Los Alamos Laboratory, 1944-1946;
associate professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1954-1956;
professor of chemistry, Hollins College, Virginia, 1956-1980;
professor emeritus, Hollins College, Virginia, since 1981;
department chairman, Hollins (Virginia) College, 1956-1963, 66-69. Research participant Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1956-1978. Visiting research professor of University Wisconsin, Madison, summer, 1960.
Visiting lecturer chemistry Stanford University, 1963-1964. Research collaborator Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1970-1971, 78.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, Virginia Academy Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Mary Etzler Hawks, September 11,1946. Children: Theresa Ruth, Sarah Jean, Ralph Gustav III.