Nationality American Alma mater University of Chicago | Name Frank Mayo Known for Mayo–Lewis equation Notable students Joseph J. Katz | |
Born June 23, 1908
Chicago, Illinois ( 1908-06-23 ) Institutions University of Chicago
DuPont
U.S. Rubber
General Electric Research Laboratory
SRI International Notable awards 1967 ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry Died October 3, 1987, Menlo Park, California, United States People also search for Morris S. Kharasch, Joseph J. Katz, James R. Norris, George Feher Institution University of Chicago, DuPont | ||
Doctoral advisor Morris S. Kharasch | ||
Frank R. Mayo (June 23, 1908 – October 30, 1987) was a research chemist who worked for a variety of companies and won the 1967 Award in Polymer Chemistry from the American Chemical Society due to his work on the Mayo–Lewis equation.
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Career
For an autobiographical account of the discovery of the peroxide effect see J. Chem. Educ., 63, 97-99(1986) and ref. 1 therein.
Awards and memberships
Mayo was involved in the Division of Polymer Chemistry (POLY) of the American Chemical Society (ACS), and was vice-chair in 1958 and chair in 1959, and also held the role of councilor from 1958 to 1960. CS awarded Mayo the 1967 ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry; and in 1985, he received POLY's Distinguished Service Award.
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