Oral history interview with Andrew Streitwieser
- 1981-Jan-22
Andrew Streitwieser begins this interview by describing his family, early education, and undergraduate days at Columbia University. He then discusses his graduate education at Columbia, stressing the influence of William Doering upon his work, and his research on molecular orbital theory as a fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Finally, Streitwieser describes the emergence of organic chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and his own ambitious and productive research program there.
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About the Interviewer
Leon Gortler is a professor of chemistry at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He holds AB and MS degrees from the University of Chicago and a PhD from Harvard University where he worked with Paul Bartlett. He has long been interested in the history of chemistry, in particular the development of physical organic chemistry, and has conducted over fifty oral and videotaped interviews with major American chemists.
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Interviewee biographical information
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Education
| Year | Institution | Degree | Discipline |
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| 1948 | Columbia University | AB | Chemistry |
| 1950 | Columbia University | MA | Chemistry |
| 1952 | Columbia University | PhD | Chemistry |
Professional Experience
University of California, Berkeley
- 1952 to 1963 Instructor to Associate Professor
- 1963 to 1983 Professor
- 1964 to 1965 Fellow, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
- 1979 to 1980 Fellow, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
Honors
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| 1958 to 1962 | Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
| 1959 to 1960 | Faculty Fellow, National Science Foundation |
| 1967 | ACS Award in Petroleum Chemistry, American Chemical Society |
| 1969 | Guggenheim Fellow |
| 1976 | Senior Scientist Award, Humboldt Foundation |
| 1982 | Physical Organic Chemistry Award, American Chemical Society |
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