Robert Culbertson West

Background

West, Robert Culbertson was born on March 18, 1928 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert C. and Constance (MacKinnon) W.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell University, 1950. A.M., Harvard University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1954.

Doctor of Science (honorary), G. Asachi Technology University, Iasi, Romania, 1995.

Career

Assistant professor Lehigh University, 1954-1956. Member faculty University Wisconsin-Madison, since 1956, professor chemistry, since 1963, Eugene G. Rochow professor, 1980, director Organosilicon Research Center, since 1999. Industrial and government consultant, since 1961.

Fulbright lecturer Kyoto and Osaka University, 1964-1965. Visiting professor Universität Würzburg, 1968-1969, Haile Selassie I University, 1972, University California-Santa Cruz, 1977, University Utah, 1981, Institute Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1984, Justus Liebigs University, Giessen, Federal Republic Germany, University Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, 1989. Abbott lecturer University North Dakota, 1964, Seydel-Wooley lecturer Georgia Institute of Technology, 1970, Sun Oil lecturer Ohio University, 1971, Edgar C. Britton lecturer Dow, Midland, Michigan, 1971, Jean Day Memorial lecturer Rutgers University, 1973.

Japan Society for Promotion of Science visiting professor Tohoku University, 1976, Gunma University, 1987. Lady Davis visiting professor Hebrew University, 1979. Cecil and Ida Green honors professor Texas Christian University, 1983.

Karcher lecturer University Oklahoma, 1986. Broberg lecturer North Dakota State University, 1986. Xerox lecturer University British Columbia, 1986, McGregory lecturer Colgate University, 1988.

George Watt lecturer University Texas, 1992. David Ginsburg memorial lecturer Technion, 1993. Research scholar lecturer Drew University, 1995.

Reed lecturer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1997. Lady Davis visiting professor Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1990. Humboldt professor Technology University Munich, 1990.

Visiting professor University Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, 1993. Dozor visiting fellow Ben Gurion University of Negev, Israel, 1993.

Achievements

• Robert Culbertson West has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Madison Community School, 1970-1981. Founder, board directors Women's Medical Fund, since 1971. National board directors Zero Population Growth, 1980-1986.

Board directors, vice president Protect Abortion Rights Inc., 1980. Lay minister Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society, 1982. Member American Chemical Society, Chemical Society (London), Japan Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences.

Connections

Children: David Russell, Arthur Scott, Derek.

Father:

Robert C. West

Mother:

Constance (MacKinnon) West

child:

Derek West

child:

David Russell West

child:

Arthur Scott West