John D. Ferry

John Douglass Ferry
Born(1912-05-04)May 4, 1912
Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
DiedOctober 18, 2002(2002-10-18) (aged 90)
NationalityAmerican (born Canadian)
EducationStanford University (BA, PhD)
Known forStudy of motional dynamics in macromolecular systems
AwardsNational Academy of Sciences, Charles Goodyear Medal of the American Chemical Society
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry and biochemistry
InstitutionsHarvard University, University of Wisconsin–Madison

John Douglass Ferry (May 4, 1912 – October 18, 2002) was a Canadian-born American chemist and biochemist noted for development of surgical products from blood plasma and for studies of the chemistry of large molecules.[1][2][3][4] Along with Williams and Landel, Ferry co-authored the work on time-temperature superposition in which the now famous WLF equation first appeared. The National Academy of Sciences called Ferry "a towering figure in polymer science".[2] The University of Wisconsin said that he was "undoubtedly the most widely recognized research pioneer in the study of motional dynamics in macromolecular systems by viscoelastic techniques".[3][4]

  1. ^ New York Times: Dr. J.D. Ferry Wins Prize; Wisconsin Chemist Honored for Study of Large Molecules; June 27, 1946
  2. ^ a b National Academy of Sciences (NAS); Biographical Memoirs: V. 90 (2009); John Douglass Ferry; by Robert F. Landel, Michael W. Mosesson, and John L. Schrag
  3. ^ a b College of Engineering;University of Wisconsin - Madison; Rheology Research Center; In Memoriam; 1912-2003 Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b "University of Wisconsin:Faculty document 1822; 7 February 2005; Memorial resolution of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison of the death of the professor emeritus John Douglass Ferry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.