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This article is about the emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Wyoming. For the photochemist at UNC-Chapel Hill, see Gerald Meyer. For the author, see G. J. Meyer.
Edmond Gerald Meyer
E. Gerald Meyer, 2018
Born
Edmond Gerald Meyer

(1919-11-02) November 2, 1919 (age 105)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
AwardsACS Award for Volunteer Service, Chemical Pioneer Award, American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal

Edmond Gerald Meyer (born November 2, 1919) is emeritus professor of chemistry and former dean of the college of arts and sciences at the University of Wyoming. He is a past president of the American Institute of Chemists and an active member of the American Chemical Society, serving on the ACS National Council for 27 years.[1]

Meyer is a recipient of the 2006 Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society,[2][3] 2008 Chemical Pioneer Award[4][5] and the American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal, awarded May 9, 2018.[1] He was named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2010.[6] He turned 100 in November 2019.

Early life

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Meyer was born on November 2, 1919[7][8] in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[9]

Education

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Meyer earned his B.S. (1940) and M.S. (1942) degrees at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). Meyer has worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines[3] and for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, where he was a naval officer during World War II.[10] Following the war, he returned to university, receiving a Ph.D. at the University of New Mexico in 1950.[3][10]

Career

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Meyer was a faculty member at the University of Albuquerque from 1950 to 1992.[9][3] He was on the faculty of New Mexico Highlands University from 1952 to 1963,[9] serving as head of the chemistry department from 1953-1963,[11] and dean of graduate studies and research.[9] November 13, 2009, was proclaimed Gerald Meyer Day by the New Mexico Highlands Board of Regents.[11]

He co-authored Chemistry : A Survey of Principles (1963) with Galen W. Ewing.[12] It was translated in Japanese.[13]

In 1963 he accepted a position on the faculty of the University of Wyoming,[3] where he was a professor, the dean of arts and sciences, and vice president for research (1976-2000).[9] He formally retired as dean of arts and sciences and vice president of research as of 1990, but continued to do research as professor emeritus.[14]

Meyer has been president and chief executive officer of a company for the development of green technologies for coal processing: Advanced Coal to Chemicals Technologies.[14]

He has been active in the American Chemical Society at local, regional and national levels, and is a past president of the American Institute of Chemists.[9]

Personal

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Meyer has competed in at least three National Senior Olympics. He is an avid motorcyclist and rides a Harley Davidson motorcycle.[15] He bought his first motorcycle, a 150cc kick-start Kawasaki, in 1963. He continued to ride into his 90s.[16]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal". Science History Institute. March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Thayer, Ann (June 13, 2005). "E. Gerald Meyer Honored For Service To ACS". Chemical & Engineering News. 83 (24): 5. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Chemical Pioneer Award". American Institute of Chemists. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. ^ Reisert, Sarah (2015). "Public Understanding of Chemistry - A Look Inside the AIC Awards Program: The Gold Medal & Chemical Pioneer Awards". The Chemist. 88 (2). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Gerry Meyer Named ACS Fellow". University of Wyoming. August 9, 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Meyer, E. Gerald (Edmond Gerald), 1919-". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Records of the American Institute of Chemists Finding Aid. Othmer Library, Science History Institute. OCLC 932068017. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "American Chemical Society Seminar: Dr. E. Gerald Meyer". Green and Gold. University of Anchorage, Alaska. April 7, 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  10. ^ a b "THE ACS - CWS WELCOMES E. GERALD MEYER" (PDF). University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. March 10, 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Gerald Meyer Honored". NMHU Hot News. New Mexico Highlands University. November 16, 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  12. ^ Lee, Garth L. (May 1964). "Chemistry: A survey of principles (Ewing, Galen W.; Meyer, E. Gerald)". Journal of Chemical Education. 41 (5): A405. Bibcode:1964JChEd..41..405L. doi:10.1021/ed041pA405.
  13. ^ "In Memoriam Galen Wood Ewing March 14, 1914 – January 9, 1998". Instrumentation Science & Technology. 26 (4): iii–iv. September 1998. doi:10.1080/10739149808001901.
  14. ^ a b Halford, Bethany (July 20, 2015). "Sustained by Science Blessed with long life, these chemists find intellectual stimulation and satisfaction by working in their 90s and beyond". Chemical & Engineering News. 93 (29): 10–14. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Energy for the Twenty First Century Dr. Gerald Meyer" (PDF). Silicon Valley Chemist. Vol. 29, no. 2. February 2007. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  16. ^ Meyer, E. Gerald (2014). "Longtime Fellows of the AIC" (PDF). The Chemist. 87 (1): 30–31. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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