Malcolm Dole

Malcolm Dole
BornMarch 4, 1903
DiedNovember 29, 1990 (1990-11-30) (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Known forDole effect
Jones–Dole equation
Glass electrodes
Polymer crosslinking
Electrospray ionization
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry
Electrochemistry
Polymer chemistry
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Baylor University
Thesis A study of the dissociation of barium chloride in water  (1928)
Doctoral advisorTheodore William Richards

Malcolm Dole (March 4, 1903 – November 29, 1990) was an American chemist known for the Dole Effect in which he proved that the atomic weight of oxygen in air is greater than that of oxygen in water[1] and for his work on electrospray ionization, polymer chemistry, and electrochemistry.[2][3]

  1. ^ Dole, M. (1935). "The relative atomic weight of oxygen in water and air". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 57 (12): 2731. doi:10.1021/ja01315a511.
  2. ^ Klotz, Irving M.; Ratner, Mark (December 1991). "Obituary: Malcolm Dole". Physics Today. 44 (12): 100. Bibcode:1991PhT....44l.100K. doi:10.1063/1.2810380.
  3. ^ "Malcolm Dole Papers, 1924 - 1990" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-10-12.