Willis H. Flygare

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Willis H. "Bill" Flygare (born July 24, 1936 in Jackson , Minnesota , † May 18, 1981 in Urbana , Illinois ) was an American physical chemist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .

Flygare earned a bachelor's degree in 1958 from St. Olaf College and in 1961 a Ph.D. from William D. Gwinn at the University of California, Berkeley with the thesis Chlorine nuclear quadrupole interaction and microwave spectra of C₃H₄Cl₂, CH₂Cl₂, and CH₃CHCl₂. in chemistry . In the same year he received a teaching position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , where he was promoted to full professor of chemistry within a few years.

Flygare has made a name for itself in understanding molecular electronic structures and molecular dynamics by introducing high-resolution microwave techniques (using the Zeeman effect ) and other innovations. He made numerous theoretical and experimental contributions to light scattering in and structure of liquids , to radio astronomy and solid state chemistry . In his 20 years in Urbana, he published more than 200 scientific papers and a monograph, Molecular Structure and Dynamics , and led more than 30 students to Ph.D.

Flygare has received numerous awards, including a Sloan Research Fellowship in 1964 and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1971 and 1978 , the Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award from the American Chemical Society in 1973 , the Centenary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1975 and the Irving Langmuir Award from the American Chemical Society and 1981 American Physical Society . In 1974 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1976 he received an honorary doctorate from St. Olaf College .

Willis H. Flygare died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 44 . He had been married to Ruth Swansson since 1958 and the couple had four children.

In his honor, a special edition of the Journal of Chemical Physics was published in 1983 with 117 technical articles on 965 pages. The Journal of Physical Chemistry also published a special edition in Flygare's honor in 1983. Since 1984 there has been a Flygare Memorial Lecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .

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  1. ^ Biographical data, publications and academic family tree of Willis H. Flygare at academictree.org, accessed on February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Past Fellows. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, accessed June 11, 2019 .
  3. ^ John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Willis H. Flygare. In: gf.org. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ Awards. In: njacs.org. March 15, 2013, accessed December 27, 2017 .
  5. ^ RSC Centenary Prize Previous Winners. In: rsc.org. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English).
  6. ^ Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics - American Chemical Society. In: acs.org. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English).
  7. ↑ 1981 Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics Recipient. In: aps.org. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English).
  8. ↑ Willis Flygare. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved December 27, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter F. (PDF; 815 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English).
  10. ^ George Flynn: Introduction to Flygare Memorial. In: The Journal of Chemical Physics. 78, 1983, p. I, doi: 10.1063 / 1.1771911 .
  11. ^ Flygare Memorial Lecturers - Chemistry at Illinois. In: chemistry.illinois.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Flygare, Willis H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flygare, Bill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American physical chemist
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Jackson , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1981
Place of death Urbana , Illinois