Paul Flory

Paul Flory
Flory in 1973
Born
Paul John Flory

(1910-06-19)June 19, 1910
DiedSeptember 9, 1985(1985-09-09) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerica
Alma materManchester University (Indiana) and Ohio State University
Known forPolymer chemistry
Polymer physics
Flory convention
Flory–Fox equation
Flory–Huggins solution theory
Flory–Rehner equation
Flory–Schulz distribution
Flory–Stockmayer theory
Random sequential adsorption
Star-shaped polymer
Self-avoiding walk
AwardsNobel Prize for Chemistry (1974)
National Medal of Science (1974)
Priestley Medal (1974)
Perkin Medal (1977)[1]
Elliott Cresson Medal (1971)
Peter Debye Award (1969)
Charles Goodyear Medal (1968)
William H. Nichols Medal (1962)
Colwyn medal (1954)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry of polymers
InstitutionsDuPont, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University
Doctoral advisorHerrick L. Johnston

Paul John Flory (June 19, 1910 – September 9, 1985) was an American chemist and Nobel laureate who was known for his work in the field of polymers, or macromolecules.[2] He was a pioneer in understanding the behavior of polymers in solution, and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1974 "for his fundamental achievements, both theoretical and experimental, in the physical chemistry of macromolecules".[3]

  1. ^ "SCI Perkin Medal". Science History Institute. May 31, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Pecora, Robert (November 1986). "Obituary: Paul John Flory". Physics Today. 39 (11): 116–117. Bibcode:1986PhT....39k.116P. doi:10.1063/1.2815221.
  3. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1974". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved July 11, 2023.