Ralph N. Adams
American bioanalytical chemist
About Ralph N. Adams
Lived 1924 – 2002 (aged 77–78). Ralph N. Adams was an electrochemist.
Ralph Norman "Buzz" Adams (August 26, 1924 – November 28, 2002) was a distinguished bioanalytical chemist at the University of Kansas. The Adams Institute and Adams Professorship at the university are named after him.
Background and career Adams was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1924. He was drafted into the Army Air Corps in World War II, flying bombers in the Pacific theater. Upon his return, he studied chemistry at Rutgers University, graduating in 1950, followed by Ph.D. studies at Princeton University under N. Howell Furman. After two years on the faculty at Princeton, Adams became a professor at KU in 1955. 1963 – Guggenheim Fellowship 1985 – Reilly Award 1982 – Higuchi Award for Basic Science
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American bioanalytical chemist
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Ralph N. Adams was born in 1924.
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Ralph N. Adams died on 28 November 2002.
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Ralph N. Adams was an electrochemist.
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