Willis H. Flygare

Willis H. Flygare (July 24, 1936–May 18, 1981) was an American chemist. [1] [2] Flygare is credited with "outstanding contributions to the understanding of molecular electronic structure".[2] He invented a highly sensitive microwave spectrometer.[2] He also developed a new method based on the molecular Zeeman effect for measurements of molecular quadrupole moments and magnetic susceptibility anisotropies.[2] He received Irving Langmuir Award in 1981.[1] Flygare was a professor of chemistry at Illinois,[2] a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]<ref name="UI"/ The University of Illinois established lectures in his name and a memorial fund.[3] The University of Illinois called him "one of the most creative and dynamic physical chemists in the world."[2] The National Academies Press called him "a great physical chemist".[1]

Awards and Distinctions

Career

Flygare graduated from St. Olaf College in 1958 and received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1961. He became a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois in 1961 and stayed in that position until his premature death at 44. He died of the Lou Gehrig disease.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 National Academies Press, Biographical Memoirs,Willis H. Flygare,By David Chandler
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Chemistry at Illinois,Flygare Memorial Lectures, About Willis H. Flygare
  3. ↑ The Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois, The Willis H. Flygare Memorial Fund
  4. ↑ Phi Lambda Upsilon:Award Recipients
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