Background
Kust, Roger Nayland was born on April 20, 1935 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Son of Victor Nathan and Millicent Rose (Crabtree) Kust.
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Roger Nayland Kust
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Roger Nayland Kust, American Chemist. Achievements include 7 patents in inorganic process chemistry; developed process to recover metal values from manganese nodules, and process to reclaim copper and zinc from brass dust. Graduate fellow National Science Foundation, 1957; Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholar United States Navy, 1953.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1963.
Career
Assistant professor of chemistry, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1965-1971; section head chemistry, Kennecott Copper Corporation, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1971-1979; division manager, Exxon Minerals Company, Houston, 1979-1987; vice president Research and Development, Tetra Technologies Inc., Houston, since 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1957-1960. Fellow American Institute Chemists (life). Member American Chemical Society (student award Indiana section 1957), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts & Sciences, New York Academy Sciences.
Connections
Married Mary Angela Black, October 1, 1957 (deceased October 15, 1976). Children; Paul, Peters. Married Claudette Ann Boutin, June 15, 1979.
