Yorke Edward Rhodes

Background

Rhodes, Yorke Edward was born on March 25, 1936 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Yorke Edward and Helen (Pyper) Rhodes.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1963. Chemist, Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Elkton, Maryland., 1959. Lecturer Yale University, New Haven, 1964-1965.

Assistant professor of chemistry New York University, New York City, 1965-1971, associate professor, 1971, assistant dean College Arts and Science, 1987-1989, director New York University-Stevens Dual Degree Program in Science and Engineering, 1988.

Visiting professor Universitat Freiburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1972-1973, Technische Universitat Munich, Federal Republic Germany, 1977. Visiting professor astrophysics University Grenoble, France, 1987.

Named Humboldt visiting professor technical U. Munich, 1978. Department State science exchange visitor Zagreb, Yugoslavia, and Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1977.

Career

Chemist, Thiokol Chemistry Assistant professor of chemistry New York University, New York City, 1965-1971, associate Dean College Arts and Science, 1987-1989, director

Achievements

• Yorke Edward Rhodes has been listed as a noteworthy organic chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society (vice chairman New York section 1997, chairman 1998), Royal Chemical Society, Planetary Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Opera; photography; traveling Gardening; railroads.

Connections

Married Mechthilde Weggenmann, May 24, 1975. Children: Yorke Edward III, Christopher A., Matthias Raabe, Timothy A. Bachelor of Science, University Delaware.

Father:

Yorke Edward Rhodes

Mother:

Helen (Pyper) Rhodes

Spouse:

Mechthilde Weggenmann

child:

Christopher A. Rhodes

child:

Matthias Raabe Rhodes

child:

Yorke Edward III Rhodes

child:

U. Delegate Rhodes

child:

Timothy A. Bachelor of Science Rhodes