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Robert N. Clayton

Canadian-American geochemist · Canada · On the map · Academics · Lived 1930 to 2017 · aged 87

Robert Norman Clayton was a Canadian-American chemist and academic. He was the Enrico Fermi Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Chicago. Clayton studied cosmochemistry and held a joint appointment in the university's geophysical sciences department.

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2017Died30 December 20172009J. Lawrence Smith MedalAward2004National Medal of ScienceAward1995H. C. Urey AwardAward1992Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear ChemistryAward1987William Bowie MedalAward1985Elliott Cresson MedalAward1982Leonard MedalAward1981V. M. Goldschmidt AwardAward1980George P. Merrill AwardAward1964Guggenheim FellowshipAward1930Born20 March 1930

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Awards

J. Lawrence Smith Medal2009
National Medal of Science2004
H. C. Urey Award1995
Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry1992
William Bowie Medal1987
Elliott Cresson Medal1985
Leonard Medal1982
V. M. Goldschmidt Award1981
George P. Merrill Award1980
Guggenheim Fellowship1964
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Honorary Doctorate from McMaster University
Fellow of the Royal Society

About this person

He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and was named a fellow of several academic societies, including the Royal Society.

Country
Canada
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2017 · aged 87