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Day, Richard Irving was born on January 11, 1925 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of LeRoy Irving and Sylva Rae (Wilkinson) Day.
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Richard Irving Day, American chemist. Achievements include patents in processes for perfluoroalkyl-substituted alkanols; research in colligative properties of solutions and in number theory.
M C. With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science; member American Chemical Society, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor, Rice U., 1948; Master of Science in Chemistry, Washington State University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Washington State University, 1957.
Career
Control and analytical chemist, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., La Porte, Texas, 1948-1952; research chemist, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Deepwater Point, New Jersey, 1957-1967; research chemist, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Experimental Station, Delaware, 1967-1970; teaching and research assistant, Washington State University, Pullman, 1952-1956.
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With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Sigma Xi.
