Raymond Benedict Seymour

Background

Seymour, Raymond Benedict was born on July 26, 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter A. and Marie E. (Doherty) Seymour.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University New Hampshire, 1933. Master of Science, University New Hampshire, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1937.

Career

Instructor chemistry, U. N.H., Durham, 1933-1935; instructor chemistry, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1935-1937; research chemist, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio., 1937-1939; chief chemist, Atlas Mineral and Chemical Products, Mertztown, Pennsylvania, 1939-1941; executive vice president, general manager, technical director, Atlas Mineral Products division Electric Storage Battery Company, Mertztown, Pennsylvania, 1949-1954; president, also board directors, Atlas Mineral Products division Electric Storage Battery Company, Mertztown, Pennsylvania, 1954-1955; research group leader, Monsanto Company, Dayton, Ohio., 1941-1945; director research, U. Chattanooga, 1945-1948; director research, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1948-1949; president, technical director, Loven Chemical of California, 1955-1958; president, Corrosion Resistant Products, Inc., 1956-1957; president, Chairman of the Board, Alcylite Plastics & Chemical Corporation, 1958-1960; professor of chemistry, dean science division, Sul Ross State University, 1959-1964; associate chairman chemistry Department, University Houston, 1964-1966; coordinator polymer chemistry, U. Houston, 1964-1976; associate professor of chemistry, U. Houston, 1964-1969; professor, U. Houston, 1969-1976; professor emeritus, U. Houston, 1976-1991; associate director research, U. Houston, 1966-1968; Adjunct Professor polymer science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1974-1976; distinguished professor, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1976-1991. Consultant education Agency for International Development, unites states department State, East Pakistan, 1968. Director National Science Foundation Institute.1965.

NAS visiting professor foreign countries, 1976-1979. Chair Tamkang U., Taiwan, 1978. Plenary speaker Plastec International, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1986, Plastique Modernos, Madrid, 1987, R.B. Seymour Recognition Day at Tamkang U., Taiwan, 1991.

United States delegate International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry, Jerusalem, 1987. Chairman Experimat 87, Bordeaux, 1987. Fred Garland Memorial lecturer, 1988.

Carl Marvel Memorial lecturer U. Rio de Janeiro, 1989.

Achievements

• Raymond Benedict Seymour has been listed as a notable Chemistry educator, chemical engineer, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Seymour/Carraher's Polymer Chemistry: An Introduction (Undergraduate Chemistry Series, Vol 13)

    (Presenting a holistic approach to inorganic, synthetic an...)

  • Engineering Polymer Sourcebook

    (Editorial reviews - engineering polymer sourcebook bookne...)

  • Polymer chemistry: An introduction (Undergraduate chemistry)

    (Written to give the user a fundamental understanding of p...)

  • Polymers for Engineering Applications

    (Book by Seymour, Raymond B.)

  • Introduction to polymer chemistry

    (Classic text . Best book to read on polymer chemistry.)

  • Handbook of organic coatings: A comprehensive guide for the coatings industry
  • Modern Plastics Technology
  • MacRomolecular Solutions: Solvent Property Relationships in Polymers

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists (honor scroll 1980, Chemist Pioneer award 1985), Texas Academy of Sciences. Member American Association of University Professors, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society (Southeastern Texas annual award 1972, Charles Herty award 1985, plenary speaker R.B. Seymour Recognition Day 1987), Society Plastics Industry, National Association Corrosion Engineers, Am Society Oceanography, Society Plastics Engineers (international education award 1982, International Plastics award 1989), Plastics Pioneers Association, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Gamma Sigma Epsilon. Clubs: Hattiesburg Country.

Lodges: Rotary.

Connections

Son of; married Frances B. Horan, September 16, 1936. Children: David Ray, Susan Seymour Smith, Peter, Phillip Alan.

Father:

Walter A. Seymour

Mother:

Marie E. (Doherty) Seymour

Spouse:

Frances B. Horan

child:

Peter Seymour

child:

Susan Seymour Smith Seymour

child:

Phillip Alan Seymour

child:

David Ray Seymour