1. George W Parshall was an American organometallic chemist who made notable contributions to homogeneous catalysis.
11 Facts About George Parshall
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George Parshall was a visiting Ipatieff Lecturer at Northwestern University of the fall of 1994.
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George Parshall is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the New York Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Lambda Upsilon and Sigma Xi.
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George Parshall is a member of the Guild of Scholars of The Episcopal Church.
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George Parshall married Naomi B Simpson on October 9,1954.
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George Parshall was a senior manager at du Pont during an era of rapid development and commercialization of organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis.
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George Parshall directed the work of 50 to 100 DuPont scientists, including that of Fred Tebbe and Richard Schrock.
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George Parshall conducted research on the use of molten salts in catalysis and initiated work on organolanthanide chemistry.
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George Parshall was most closely associated with the DuPont processes for making critical polymer intermediates used in producing nylon and polyester and spandex.
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George Parshall directed the development of alternatives to the chlorofluorocarbons used in refrigerators and air conditioners.
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When George Parshall retired from DuPont in 1992, he joined the effort to destroy chemical weapon stockpiles in the United States and across the world.