Walter Drost-Hansen

Background

Drost-Hansen, Walter was born on September 29, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Andreas Hans Kristian and Anna J.C. (Drost) H.

Education

Mag.scient., U. Copenhagen, 1950.

Career

Junior science collaborator, Niels Bohr's Institute, Copenhagen, 1946-1950; research chemist, Bjorksten Research Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, 1951-1952; associate professor, New Mexico Institute Mining & Technology, Socorro, 1953-1956; senior petroleum research engineer, Pan Am Petroleum Corporation, Tulsa, 1956-1961; senior research chemist, Jersey Production Research Company, Tulsa, 1961-1964; associate professor, Institute Marine Science, U. Miami, Florida, 1964-1966; professor, Institute Marine Science, U. Miami, 1966-1970; professor department chemistry, U. Miami, since 1970. Member science advisory board, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1969-1976.

Achievements

• Walter Drost-Hansen has been listed as a notable Research scientist, chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Science, International Association Colloid and Interface Scientists, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, European history, opera, philosophy, philology.

Connections

Married Bee Madsen, April 1, 1950 (divorced 1983). Children: Christine E., Cathryn L. Married Martha Harrington, April 23, 1983.

Father:

Andreas Hans Kristian H.

Mother:

Anna J.C. (Drost) H.

Spouse:

Bee Madsen

Spouse:

Martha Harrington

child:

Cathryn L. Drost-Hansen

child:

Christine E. Drost-Hansen