Background
Wells, Roger Clark was born on October 24, 1877 in Peterboro, New York, United States. Son of Byron Wells and Lucy (Clark) Wells.
Wells, Roger Clark was born on October 24, 1877 in Peterboro, New York, United States. Son of Byron Wells and Lucy (Clark) Wells.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1901, Doctor of Philosophy, 1904.
Assistant in chemistry, Harvard, 1902-1904, working on atomic weights of sodium and chlorine with T. West. Richards, also instructor, 1904-1905. Instructor physical chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1905-1907. Research chemist, General Electric Company, 1907-1908.
Physical chemist, United States Geological Survey, 1908-1930, mineral resource specialist on sodium compounds.
1917-1920, chief chemist since 1930. Examined potash deposits in Chile, 1916.
Delegate 1st Pan-Pacific Scientific Congress, Honolulu, 1920.
Member Chemical Society of Washington (president 1921), American Chemical Society, Washington Academy Sciences, Geological Society Washington (president 1937), American Institute Mining and Metal. Engineers, American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Theta. Clubs: Cosmos. Harvard.
Married Etta May Card, February 24, 1914. Children: Arthur Byron, Roger Clark.