Harold G. Richter

This article is about the American chemist. For the Queensland legislator, see Harold Richter.
Harold G. Richter
Born
Harold Gene Richter

(1925-03-05)March 5, 1925
Fontanet, Indiana
DiedJuly 19, 2001(2001-07-19) (aged 76)[1]
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forNuclear chemistry, Air and water quality measurement methods
SpouseMarjorie Richter
Scientific career
InstitutionsResearch Triangle Institute, United States Atomic Energy Commission, Environmental Protection Agency
Doctoral advisorCharles D. Coryell

Harold Gene Richter (March 5, 1925 - July 19, 2001) was an American chemist noted for his development of new analytical techniques for determination of water and air quality. Much of his career was spent at the Research Triangle Institute in Durham, North Carolina. Richter conducted research involving radioisotopes for the United States Atomic Energy Commission. He was a project officer for the Environmental Protection Agency, specializing in techniques for monitoring water and air quality. Richter developed new methods of analysis and monitoring during his tenure with both agencies.

Post-2000 sources suggesting that Richter had a role in the discovery of the element promethium in 1945 may be inaccurate. Earlier records, including Richter's own curriculum vitae of 1966, make no mention of such a connection.[2]

  1. ^ "077 CHAPEL HILL MEMORIAL CEMETERY [NEW] (CA. 1949) - Surname starts with R". Cemetery Census. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ Hansen, Richard Lee; Schuster, Jack C. (1966). Discharge Measurement Using Radioisotopes in High Head Turbines and Pumps. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. p. 143. Retrieved 6 May 2020.