Background
Rees, William Smith was born on November 2, 1959 in Quanah, Texas, United States. Son of William Smith Senior and Gertrude (Lunsford) Rees.
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William Smith Rees, American Chemistry educator. Achievements include discovery of main group element parallel face sandwich compounds; discovery of closo-disiladecaborane; development ofdecaborane-diamine polymer systems for the production of boron nitride ceramic fibers, coatings, binders and monoliths.
M C. Grantee National Research Council, 1985, University of California at Los Angeles Graduate division, 1984; University scholar, 1977.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Texas Tech U., 1980; student, Palais Kinsky, Vienna, Austria, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1986.
Career
Research chemist, Cosden Chemical Company, Big Spring, Texas, 1981;
graduate fellow, University of California at Los Angeles, 1981-1986;
consultant, since 1984;
postdoctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1986-1989;
assistant professor of chemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1989-1993;
associate professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1993;
associate professor of chemistry, biochemistry, materials science and engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, since 1994;
director Molecular Design Institute, Georgia Institute Technology, since 1995. Visiting instructor University of California at Los Angeles, 1983. Visiting assistant professor department chemistry Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1989.
Teaching assistant consultant office instructional development University of California at Los Angeles, 1982-1983. Instructor University of California at Los Angeles Extension, 1982-1983.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer Big Brothers Greater Los Angeles, 1981-1986. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, New York Academy Sciences, American Institute Chemists, International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry, Future Farmers American, American Ceramic Society, Graduate Students Association, Materials Research Society, National Geography Society, Smithsonian Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Eta Sigma.
Connections
Married Phyllis Ann Waite, June 14, 1986. 1 child, Bryce Alexander.
