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W. E. Billups
Date and Place of Birth:
- April 7, 1939, Huntington, West Virginia
Education:
- Hurricane High School, Hurricane, West Virginia, 1957
- Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, B. S. 1961,
- Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, Ph.D. 1970
Positions Held:
- Research Chemist, Union Carbide Corporation, 1961-1968
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Rice University, September 1970-1975
- Associate Professor of Chemistry, Rice University, July 1975-1981
- Professor of Chemistry, Rice University, July 1981
- Department Chair, July 1985-December 1991
Professional Society Memberships, Honors, and Awards:
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Shell Oil Companies Fellow
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
- Lilly Grantee in Organic Chemistry Program, 1973
- Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, 1991
- 2003 Award of the American Chemical Society, Greater Houston Section of the American Chemical Society
- EU Academy of Sciences
Special Field:
Research Interests:
- Chemistry of small ring systems; reactive intermediates; synthetic organo-transition metal chemistry; chemistry of free metal atoms; fullerene, carbon nanotube and graphite chemistry, soluble nanocoal
Other Professional Activities:
- Consultant, UNESCO (1980)
- Consultant, Exxon (1982)
- Consultant, 3M (1984-1990)
- Consultant, Halliburton (2007)
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