Background
Schomaker, Verner was born on June 22, 1914 in Nehawka, Nebraska, United States. Son of Edwin Henry and Anna (Heesch) Schomaker.
Schomaker, Verner was born on June 22, 1914 in Nehawka, Nebraska, United States. Son of Edwin Henry and Anna (Heesch) Schomaker.
Bachelor of Science, University Nebraska, 1934. Master of Science, University Nebraska, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1938.
With, Union Carbide Research Institute, 1958-1965; assistant director, Union Carbide Research Institute, 1959-1963; associate director, Union Carbide Research Institute, 1963-1965; professor of chemistry, U. Washington, Seattle, 1965-1984; professor emeritus, U. Washington, 1984-1997; department chairman, U. Washington, 1965-1970; visiting associate, California Institute Technology, 1984-1992; faculty associate, California Institute Technology, 1992-1997.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences. Member American Chemical Society, American Crystallographic Association (president 1961-1962), Sigma Xi.
Son of; married Judith Rooke, September 9, 1944. Children: David Rooke, Eric Alan, Peter Edwin.