Ronald D. Macfarlane
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Early life and education
- 1954 University of Buffalo, New York - B.A. Chemistry
- 1957 Carnegie-Mellon University, Pennsylvania - M.S. Chemistry
- 1959 Carnegie-Mellon University, Pennsylvania - Ph.D. Chemistry
Research interests
- Separations Methods for Medical Diagnosis
- Ultra-Sensitive Mass Spectrometry
- Is researching the new methods of Conceptual LearningConcept learningConcept learning, also known as category learning, concept attainment, and concept formation, is largely based on the works of the cognitive psychologist Jerome Bruner...
Awards
- Guggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
, 1968 - Distinguished Achievement in Research Award
- ACS Nuclear Chemistry Award
- 1990 ASMS Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry Award