Robert Lane Scott

Background

Scott, Robert Lane was born on March 20, 1922 in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Son of Horace Albert and Maurine (Lane) Scott.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1942; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1945.

Career

Science staff, Los Alamos Laboratory, 1945-1946; Frank B. Jewett fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1946-1948; faculty, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1948; professor of chemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1992; professor emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1993; department chairman, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1975.

Achievements

• Robert Lane Scott has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society. Member American Chemical Society (Joel Henry Hildebrand award 1984), Royal Society Chemistry (London), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Sewall Hunter, May 27, 1944. Children: Joanna Ingersoll, Jonathan Armat, David St. Clair, Janet Hamilton.

Father:

Horace Albert Scott

Mother:

Maurine (Lane) Scott

Spouse:

Elizabeth Sewall Hunter

child:

Janet Hamilton Scott

child:

Joanna Ingersoll Scott

child:

Jonathan Armat Scott

child:

David St. Clair Scott