Norman Hackerman was an American chemist, professor, and academic administrator who served as the 18th President of the University of Texas at Austin and later as the 4th President of Rice University.
12 Facts About Norman Hackerman
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Norman Hackerman was an internationally known expert in metal corrosion.
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Norman Hackerman earned his bachelor's degree in 1932 and his doctor's degree in chemistry in 1935 from Johns Hopkins University.
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Norman Hackerman taught at Johns Hopkins, Loyola College in Baltimore and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, before working on the Manhattan Project in World War II.
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Norman Hackerman joined the University of Texas in 1945 as an assistant professor of chemistry, became an associate professor in 1946, a full professor in 1950, a department chair in 1952, dean of research in 1960, vice president and provost in 1961, and vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University of Texas System in 1963.
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Norman Hackerman left the University of Texas in 1970 for Rice, where he retired 15 years later.
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Norman Hackerman was named professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Texas in 1985 and taught classes until the end of his life.
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Norman Hackerman was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Norman Hackerman was awarded the Acheson Award by the Electrochemical Society in 1984.
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Norman Hackerman served on advisory committees and boards of several technical societies and government agencies, including the National Science Board, the Texas Governor's Task Force on Higher Education and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Welch Foundation.
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Norman Hackerman served as editor of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society and as president of the Electrochemical Society.
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The main building at the J Erik Jonsson Center of the National Academy of Sciences is Hackerman House, named in his honor.