Allan S. Hay

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Allan Stuart Hay (born July 23, 1929 in Edmonton , Alberta , † August 14, 2017 in Niskayuna , New York ) was a Canadian chemist and professor at McGill University . He is known for the synthesis of polyphenylene ether , from which different blends were developed.

Career

Allan Hay graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1950 , and received a Master of Science there in 1952. In 1955 he received a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago .

He was a researcher and manager at General Electric from 1955 to 1988 . In 1975 he also got a job at the University of Massachusetts Amherst .

In 1987 Hay became Professor of Polymer Chemistry at McGill University in Montreal . He held the chair for polymer chemistry until 1995, the chair for chemistry from 1997 to 2014. In 2014 he ended his teaching activities and moved to Niskayuna.

Awards and honors

In 1981 Hay became a member of the Royal Society in London. He received the Industrial Research Institute's IRI Achievement Award in 1984 in recognition of his contributions to science and technology and to society at large for his discovery of oxidative coupling polymerization. In 1985 he received the Chemical Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Center for Oral History: Allan S. Hay .
  2. ↑ Allan Stuart Hay . In: Edmonton Journal , August 25, 2017. 
  3. ^ A b Memorial Tribute - Allan S. Hay (1929-2017) . October 11, 2017. Accessed March 1, 2018.
  4. ^ A b Leonard W. Fine, George Wise: Allan S. Hay, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by Leonard W. Fine and George Wise at Schenectady, New York on July 24, 1986 . Chemical Heritage Foundation , Philadelphia, PA July 24, 1986.
personal data
SURNAME Hay, Allan S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hay, Allan Stuart
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian chemist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmonton
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 2017
Place of death Niskayuna