J. Calvin Giddings

John Calvin Giddings (September 26, 1930 – October 24, 1996) was a professor of chemistry specialist of chromatography and separation techniques at the University of Utah.[1][2][3]

J. Calvin Giddings
Born(1930-09-26)September 26, 1930
American Fork, Utah
DiedOctober 24, 1996(1996-10-24) (aged 66)
Salt Lake City, Utah
NationalityAmerican
EducationBrigham Young University
University of Utah
Known forField flow fractionation
AwardsWilliam H. Nichols Medal (1991)
Scientific career
FieldsAnalytical separation
InstitutionsUniversity of Utah

He earned his Ph.D. under the guidance of Henry Eyring in 1954 and is credited with the invention of the field flow fractionation technique.[4][5]

He was twice nominated for a Nobel Prize in 1984 and 1994.[2]

On May 27, 1987, Giddings received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Pharmacy at Uppsala University, Sweden[6]

Besides being an exceptional scientist, he was also a passionate outdoor sportive practicing climbing and kayaking in Utah and a fervent defender of the environment.[2]

He died prematurely of cancer in 1996.[2]

Selected works
  • J. Calvin Giddings (1965). Dynamics of Chromatography. Marcel Decker, NY.
  • J. Calvin Giddings (1991). Unified Separation Science. John Wiley & Sons, NY.

References
  1. Myers, Marcus (1996). "J. Calvin Giddings 1930-1996". Chromatographia. 43 (11–12): 583. doi:10.1007/BF02292971. S2CID 94891956. Obituary by Marcus Myers, Chromatographia 43, (11-12), 583, 1996
  2. "Death: Dr. J. Calvin Giddings". Deseret News. 1996-10-27. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. Henry, C. M. (1996). "People: J. Calvin Giddings dies at 66". Analytical Chemistry. 68 (23): 718A–719A. doi:10.1021/ac962152b. ISSN 0003-2700. PMID 8946788.
  4. Giddings, J.C., Yang F.J., and Myers M.N. (1976). "Flow Field-Flow Fractionation: a versatile new separation method." Science 193.4259: 1244–1245.
  5. "J. Calvin Giddings". 75 years of Chromatography a Historical Dialogue. Journal of Chromatography Library. Vol. 17. 1979. pp. 87–98. doi:10.1016/S0301-4770(08)60638-7. ISBN 9780444417541. ISSN 0301-4770.
  6. "Honorary doctorates – Uppsala University, Sweden". www.uu.se.


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