Stanley J. Cristol

Stanley J. Cristol
Born(1916-06-14)June 14, 1916
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJanuary 23, 2008(2008-01-23) (aged 91)
Durango, Colorado[1]
Known for

Stanley Jerome Cristol (June 14, 1916 – January 23, 2008) was an American organic chemist.[2] A chemistry professor and long-time faculty member of the University of Colorado Boulder Chemistry and Biochemistry Department,[1] he was named Chair of the American Chemical Society Colorado Section in 1952,[3] was a two-time Guggenheim Fellowship awardee in 1955[4] and 1980,[5] and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1972.[2]

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cristol began working on isolating insecticide compounds for the United States Department of Agriculture shortly after graduating from University of California, Los Angeles. He taught chemistry in various roles at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1946 to his retirement in 1986, researching elimination and addition reactions and polycyclic compounds.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Stanley J. Cristol 'built' CU's chemistry department". Daily Camera. August 16, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e Charles H. DePuy (2014), Stanley J. Cristol, Biographical Memoirs, National Academy of Sciences
  3. ^ "Cristol Takes Choir In Colorado Section". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 30 (8): 812. 1952-02-25. doi:10.1021/cen-v030n008.p812. ISSN 0009-2347.
  4. ^ "Four Colorado men given Guggenheim fellowships". Greeley Daily Tribune. Greeley, Colorado, USA. 1955-04-28. p. 17. Retrieved 2022-12-27 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stanley J. Cristol". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2024-06-06.