Background
Noyes, William Albert was born on April 18, 1898 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of William Albert and Flora (Collier) Noyes.
Noyes, William Albert was born on April 18, 1898 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of William Albert and Flora (Collier) Noyes.
Student of University Illinois, 1916-1917, Doctor of Science, 1964. Bachelor of Arts, Grinnell (Iowa) College, 1919, Doctor of Science, 1946. Doctorate.-ès-Science, University of Paris, France, 1920, honorary Doctor.
Postgraduate U. Geneva, Switzerland, 1920, University of California, 1920-1921.
Doctor of Science, Grinnell College, U. Rhode Island, Indiana University, University Ottawa, University of Illinois, U. Montreal, U. Rochester, Carleton University, Laval U.
1 son, Claude Charles. Instructor, University of California, 1921-1922. Instructor University of Chicago, 1922-1923, assistant professor, 1923-1929.
Associate professor, Brown University, 1929-1935, professor, 1935-1938.
Professor of University Rochester, 1938-1963, emeritus distinguished professor of chemistry, 1963, department chairman chemistry, 1939-1955, dean Graduate School, 1952-1956, acting dean, then dean College Arts and Science, 1956-1958. Visiting lecturer University Texas at Austin, 1958, Ashbel Smith professor of chemistry, 1963-1973, Ashbel Smith professor emeritus, 1973-1981.
Chairman division Chemistry and Chemical Technology, National Research Council, 1947-1953. Chairman of Commission on chemical warfare Research and Development Board, 1948-1950.
Vice president International Union of Chemistry, 1947-1951.
Treasurer International Council of Scientific Unions, 1952-1955. Executive Committee International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1955-1959, president, 1959-1963. Montgomery lecturer, U. Nebraska, 1956.
Westman Memorial lecturer, Chemical Institute Canada, 1955.
Harkins lecturer, University of Chicago, 1956. Trustee Sloan-Kettering Institute Cancer Research, 1950-1962.
Served from sergeant to Second lieutenant Signal corpus, United States army, 1917-1919. Member Naval Research Advisory Committee, 1947-1952. Member Societe Chimique de France (honorary).
Chemical Society London (honorary).
National Academy Sciences (member of council 1947-1950), American Chemical Society (Chairman of Commission professional training of chemists, president 1947, Austin M. Patterson award Dayton section 1963), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society, New York Academy Sciences, Illinois Academy Sciences, Royal Society Physics and Chemistry (Spain), Societe Chimique de Belgique, Academy Sciences Lisbon, Portugal (correspondent), Academy Sciences France (correspondent), American Institute Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Sabine Onillon, June 10, 1921.