Albert I. Meyers
Albert I. Meyers (born November 22, 1932 in New York City , † October 23, 2007 ) was an American chemist . Until his retirement he was a full professor at Colorado State University .
Meyer graduated from New York University and was there in 1957 when John Joseph Ritter with the work Nitriles in nuclear heterocyclic syntheses for PhD doctorate . After a year of research, he moved to Louisiana State University as an associate professor . There he became a full professor in 1964. In 1970 he moved to Wayne State University and finally in 1972 to Colorado State University.
His field of work was synthetic organic chemistry, especially the synthesis of and with heterocycles . He is the namesake for the Meyers synthesis he found and a chair at Colorado State University.
In 1994 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences .
Web links
- CV ( Memento from February 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Obituary for Professor Albert I. Meyers.
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical data, publications and academic family tree of Albert I. Meyers at academictree.org, accessed on January 3, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyers, Albert I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meyers, Albert Irving |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 2007 |