Background
Crippen, Raymond Charles was born on March 1, 1917 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles H. and Betty B. (Brixner) Crippen.
Crippen, Raymond Charles was born on March 1, 1917 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles H. and Betty B. (Brixner) Crippen.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1939. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Analytical Chemistry, St. Thomas Institute, 1970.
Chemist Allied Chemical, Chicago, 1939-1941. Chemist, group leader Éleuthère Irénée dupont de Nemours & company, Fort Madison, Iowa, 1941-1945. Consultant Research and Development Penniman and Browne, Inc., Baltimore, 1948-1949.
Head of laboratory Crippen Laboratories, Inc., 1949-1961. Group leader Research and Development Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1961-1966. Section head Stauffer Chemical Company, Silicones, Adrian, Michigan, 1966-1968.
Head methods development department Richardson-Merrell Company, Cincinnati, 1968-1970. Instructor North Kentucky State University, Highland Heights, 1970-1975. President Crippen Laboratories, Inc., 1975-1987.
Consultant Cecon Group, Inc., Wilmington, 1987-1995. President Crippen Consulting Company, Hockessin, Delaware, 1995-1998, Parkville, Maryland, since 1999. Member Tel-Tech International Info Science Telephone Group.
Fellow American Institute Chemists (certified professional committee pin 1983-1987). Member American Society for Testing and Materials (committee member since 1954), American Chemical Society (editor/chemist Maryland section 1949-1961, assistant editor DelChem Bulletin Delaware section 1961-1966), Society Appl. Spect. (chairman 1964-1965), Dickinson Theatre Organ Society, St. Tropez Condo Owners Association.
Married Helen L. Wolf, July 5, 1941. Children: Lawrence J., Judith Ann Frisco.