Background
Porter, Roger Stephen was born on June 2, 1928 in Windom, Minnesota, United States. Son of Sherman Clarence and Cora Ruth (Rogers) Porter.
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Roger Stephen Porter
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Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Washington, 1956; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Massachusetts, 1996.
Career
Senior research associate, Chevron Research Company, Richmond, California, 1956-1966;
professor, department polymer science and engineering, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1966;
head Department, University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1966-1976;
assistant to president for research, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1979-1981. Plastics consultant in field. Co-director National Science Foundation Materials Laboratory, 1972-1982.
Study group head United States/Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Commision on Science. Committee member NAS, since 1969. Member of advisory panel National Science Foundation.
Member of advisory board various science journals. Lecturer Russian, Brazilian and Romanian academics. Board directors Plastics Institute American.
Trustee Gordon Research Conference, chairman.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society, North America Thermal Analysis Society (president 1987). Mem.Am. Chemical Society (award in plastics 1979, awards in polymer education 1998), Society Plastics Engineering (Polyolefins award, International Plastics Education award 1977, International award in plastics science and engineering 1981, Distinguished member award 1993, Mettler award 1983), Plastics Academy (board directors since 1996), Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Gamma Delta.
Connections
Married Catharine Crow, August 3, 1968. Children: Margaret Davis, Stephen Cady. Children by previous marriage: Laura Jean, Ruth Anne.
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Nationality
American