William Graham Lyon

Background

Lyon, William Graham was born on April 29, 1944 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Alexander Melvin and Betty Francis (Longenecker) Lyon.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1966; Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1973.

Career

Postdoctoral researcher, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1974-1976; research chemist, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1981-1988; senior research chemist, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1988-1991; project scientist, ManTech Environmental Technology, Ada, Oklahoma, 1988-1991; research scientist, ManTech Environmental Technology, Ada, Oklahoma, since 1991.

Achievements

• William Graham Lyon has been listed as a noteworthy Environmental geochemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society, Society Applied Spectroscopy, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: collecting minerals and fossils, cacti and succulents.

Connections

Married Jean Cameron Kinder, February 6, 1965. Children: Laura Cameron, Steven Michael.

Father:

John Alexander Melvin Lyon

Mother:

Betty Francis (Longenecker) Lyon

Spouse:

Jean Cameron Kinder

child:

Steven Michael Lyon

child:

Laura Cameron Lyon