Russell Fay Trimble

Background

Trimble, Russell Fay was born on February 23, 1927 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Son of Russell Fay and Ormond Estelle (Peters) Trimble.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1951.

Career

Instructor, U. Rochester (New York), 1951-1954; assistant professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1954-1962; associate professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1962-1970; professor of chemistry, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1970-1992; professor emeritus, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1992. Visiting lecturer University of Illinois, Urbana, 1963-1964. Abstractor Chemical Abstracts, Columbus, Ohio, 1955-1985, Metals Abstracts, Metals Park, Ohio, 1984-1989.

Achievements

• Russell Fay Trimble has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American TranslatorsAssn., History of Science Society.

Connections

Married Natalie Jean Benda, September 4, 1950. Children: Kirsten, Carol, Margaret.

Father:

Russell Fay Trimble

Mother:

Ormond Estelle (Peters) Trimble

Spouse:

Natalie Jean Benda

child:

Carol Trimble

child:

Margaret Trimble

child:

Kirsten Trimble