Ray Wendland
American chemist (1911-1986)
Ray Theodore Wendland (July 11, 1911 – November 30, 1986) was an American experimental chemist and academician.
Education
Wendland was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July, 1911, and educated at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, receiving a B.A. degree in chemistry in 1933. From there, he matriculated to Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, to pursue graduate studies. He was awarded a Ph.D. from that institution in 1937. Postdoctoral appointments followed at Carnegie Technical Institute (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, centering on the refinement of rubber production under the auspices of the U.S. War Production Board. This work continued through World War II and contributed to the effectiveness of the war effort on the homefront.
Academic career
Between 1945 and 1955, Wendland served on the faculties of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. He taught and continued research on petrochemical development throughout that time. In 1955 he returned to Carnegie Mellon as a senior research fellow in petrochemistry. He then took a position on the faculty of Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota in 1958, as chairman of its science department, and from there moved to Carroll College (now Carroll University) in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in 1961, as professor and chair of the chemistry department.
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