Raymond Nielson Castle

Background

Castle, Raymond Nielson was born on June 24, 1916 in Boise, Idaho, United States. Son of Ray Newell and Lula (Nielson) Castle.

Education

Student, Boise Junior College, 1935. Bachelor of Science, Idaho State University, 1939. Master of Arts., University Colorado, 1941.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1944.

Career

Instructor chemistry, U. Idaho, 1942-1943; Instructor chemistry, U. Colorado, 1943-1944; research chemist, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio., 1944-1946; faculty, U. New Mexico, 1946-1970; professor of chemistry, U. New Mexico, 1956-1970; department chairman, U. New Mexico, 1963-1970; professor of chemistry, Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah., 1970-1981; distinguished research professor of chemistry, U. South Florida, since 1981. Research fellow Technology U. Denmark, Copenhagen, 1962. President 1st International Congress Heterocyclic Chemistry, New Mexico, 1967, secretary 2d congress, France, 1969, vice president 3d congress, Japan, 1971, 4th congress, Utah, 1973, 5th congress, Yugoslavia, 1975, 6th congress, Iran, 1977, advising committee, 1992-1993.

Member organizing committee 2d International Symposium Chemistry and Pharmacology of Pyridazines, Vienna, 1990, 3d International Symposium, Como, Italy, 1992, 4th International Symposium, Ljubljama, Slovenia, 1994, 5th International Symposium, Sopron, Hungary, 1996. Chairman 6th International Symposium, Clearwater, Florida, 1998. Plenary lecturer 11th Symposium on chemistry of heterocyclic compounds, Prague, 1993.

Achievements

• Raymond Nielson Castle has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Views

Human beings can become like gods. It means they can become a part of God, and remain separate individuals with the attributes of God.

Membership

Fellow Chemical Society London, International Society Heterocyclic Chemistry (Taipei, Taiwan 1995, president 1973-1975, past president 1976-1977, Biennial award, 2d award 1983, advising committee since 1992). Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Ada Necia Van Orden, June 16, 1937. Children: Raymond Norman, Dean Lowell, David Elliott, George Leonard, Elizabeth Anne, Edith Eilene, Christian Daniel, Lyle William.

Father:

Ray Newell Castle

Mother:

Lula (Nielson) Castle

Spouse:

Ada Necia Van Orden

child:

Christian Daniel Castle

child:

Dean Lowell Castle

child:

Elizabeth Anne Castle

child:

David Elliott Castle

child:

Edith Eilene Castle

child:

George Leonard Castle

child:

Lyle William Castle

child:

Raymond Norman Castle