John D. Ferry

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John Douglass Ferry (born May 4, 1912 in Dawson , Yukon , † October 18, 2002 ) was a Canadian - American chemist at the University of Wisconsin – Madison .

John D. Ferry is considered a leading figure in polymer chemistry . He made, in particular, the experimental investigation of the influence of molecular structure on the viscoelastic properties of long-chain polymers earned, including the mechanical relaxation and the temperature-frequency overlay ( temperature-frequency superposition ; also time-temperature superposition , time-temperature superposition , see Williams-Landel-Ferry equation ). His textbook Viscoelastic Properties of Polymers was published in three editions and has been translated into Japanese, Russian and Polish. Further work by Ferry dealt with various proteins - in particular fibrinogen / fibrin - and other biomolecules .

Ferry was born in Canada to a mining engineer, but grew up in Oregon and Idaho , USA. After receiving his bachelor's degree (1932) from Stanford University , Ferry first worked at the National Institute for Medical Research in London . He earned his Ph.D. 1935 with George Parks again at Stanford University. He then was an assistant to David Spence at the Hopkins Marine Station at Stanford University. In 1937 Ferry moved to Harvard University as a lecturer in biochemistry and to John Lawrence Oncley (1910-2004) in physical chemistry as a research assistant. Since 1946 Ferry held a professorship (assistant professor) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison , but in 1947 received a full professorship. From 1959 to 1967 he was director of the entire Department of Chemistry. In 1982 he retired , but carried out his own research until 1988 and published until 1998.

Ferry received several awards from the American Chemical Society , including the 1946 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry of the Section Biochemistry, 1960 the ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry , 1974 ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry and in 1984 the Herman F. Mark Division of Polymer Chemistry Award of Polymer Chemistry Section. The The Society of Rheology recorded Ferry in 1953 with its Bingham Medal from the American Physical Society , the fellow he was later, in 1966 with her Polymer Physics Prize . Ferry was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1959, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1965, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1982 .

Ferry was married to Barbara Norton Mott and the couple had two children.

literature

  • Robert F. Landel, Michael W. Mosesson, John L. Schrag: John Douglass Ferry 1912–2002. (PDF, 302 kB) In: Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences , 2007.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (PDF, 50 kB); accessed on May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry - American Chemical Society. In: acs.org. Accessed May 19, 2018 .
  3. ^ ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry - American Chemical Society. In: acs.org. Accessed May 19, 2018 .
  4. ^ Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award. In: polyacs.org. Retrieved April 20, 2019 .
  5. ^ The Society of Rheology: Bingham Medalists. In: rheology.org. December 3, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2018 .
  6. ↑ 1966 Polymer Physics Prize Recipient. In: aps.org. Accessed May 19, 2018 .
  7. ↑ John Ferry. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved May 19, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter F. (PDF; 815 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed May 19, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Ferry, John D. In: aaas.org. February 9, 2018, accessed May 19, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Ferry, John D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ferry, John Douglass
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American chemist
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Dawson , Yukon
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 2002