Ray Hefferlin (1929 – March 7, 2015) was a physicist and research professor. He taught at Southern Adventist University and conducted extensive research on periodic systems of small molecules.
Ray Hefferlin | |
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| Born | Ray Alden Hefferlin 1929 |
| Died | March 7, 2015 |
| Education | BS, Pacific Union College PhD, California Institute of Technology[1] |
| Occupation | Research professor in physics |
Biography
editHefferlin was born in France, in Paris, and moved with his father to the United States when he was seven.[2] His research was in the area of periodic systems of small molecules.[3] He taught at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee, from 1955 until his death.[3] He received the Pegram Award from the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society and the Professor of the Year Gold Medal Award of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.[3]
In 1979 Hefferlin published a periodic ordering of all of the diatomic molecules that could result from combinations of the first 118 elements of the periodic table; unlike earlier such systems, such as that of C. H. Douglas Clark, it was multi-dimensional. According to Scientific American, it allowed accurate prediction of the characteristics of diatomic molecules.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Caltech Alumni Association | in Memoriam".
- ^ a b "Obit - Ray Hefferlin - Times Free Press". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ a b c Southern Adventist University. "Dr. Ray Hefferlin". southern.edu. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Scerri, Eric. "The evolution of the periodic system". Scientific American. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Colleagues, Students and Friends Remember Physicist Ray Hefferlin".
- ^ "Ray Hefferlin, Prominent Physicist and SAU Professor, Dead at 85 | Adventist Review". 26 March 2015.