William Dale Phillips
| William Dale Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 10, 1925 Elgin, Illinois |
| Died | December 15, 1993 (aged 68) St. Louis Missouri |
| Residence | United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields | Physical chemistry |
| Institutions |
U. S. Navy, DuPont Central Research, Washington University, Mallinckrodt, Advisors on Science and Technology. |
| Alma mater |
University of Kansas, MIT |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard C. Lord |
| Known for | NMR Spectroscopy |
| Notable awards | National Academy of Sciences |
William Dale Phillips was a chemist, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopist, federal science policy advisor and member of the National Academy of Sciences. He was born October 10, 1925, in Kansas City, Missouri and died in St. Louis, Missouri, on December 15, 1993.
Phillips graduated from public high school and immediately entered the U.S. Navy V-12 program in 1943. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, was commissioned, and left active duty in 1946. Phillips completed a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1948 at the University of Kansas and obtained a PhD in physical chemistry at MIT under the direction of Richard C. Lord studying the vibrational spectra of organic molecules.
In 1951, Phillips joined DuPont Central Research. He held positions starting with research chemist, rising to research supervisor, manager and assistant and associate director. Phillips began to explore the nascent field of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). His initial interest was in molecular motion in organic systems. Together with Earl Muetterties, he also explored molecular dynamics in inorganic systems. DuPont's strength in organofluorine chemistry and cyanocarbon chemistry led to investigation of those systems. His work on paramagnetic molecules was the foundation of modern paramagnetic shift reagents and MRI imaging.
Phillips' interests then turned toward the biological. His particular interests were ferredoxins, and lysozyme. He also had a strong interest in the NMR and ESR of nucleic acids and other biological macromlecules.
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