Background
Lord, Richard Collins was born on October 10, 1910 in Louisville. Son of Richard and Katherine (Trimble) Lord.
Lord, Richard Collins was born on October 10, 1910 in Louisville. Son of Richard and Katherine (Trimble) Lord.
Bachelor of Science, Kenyon College, 1931. Doctor of Science (honorary), Kenyon College, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1936.
Teaching fellow, research assistant in chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1933-1936;
assistant professor, then associate professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1938-1946;
National Research Council fellow in chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1936-1937;
National Research Council fellow in chemistry, U. Copenhagen, 1937-1938;
associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1946-1954;
professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1954-1976;
director Spectroscopy Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1946-1976;
professor emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1976-1989. Reilly professor of chemistry U. Notre Dame, 1958. Visiting professor U. Georgia, 1971.
Technical aide optics division National Defense Research Committee, 1943-1946. Member panel infrared R & D board Department Defense, 1974-1952, chairman, 1952-1953. Consultant Du Pont Company, from 1948.
Representative Triple Commision on Spectroscopy, 1960-1965.
Trustee Kenyon College, 1960-1966, Curry College, 1969-1989. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry (chairman commission molecular spectroscopy 1960-1967), Society Applied Spectroscopy (honorary), Coblentz Society (honorary), American Chemical Society, Optical Society of America (president 1964), Phi Bet Kappa, Sigma Xi, Psi Upsilon.
Married Wilhelmina Van Dyke, June 5, 1943. Children: Diana Van Dyke Adam, Susan Trimble Fowlkes, Margaret Collins Adamowicz, Catherine Lewis.