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Obituaries

In Memoriam

Clyde W. Frank

November 8, 2024

 

Clyde W. Frank.
Credit: Courtesy of the Frank family
Clyde W. Frank

Clyde W. Frank, 83, of Alexandria, Virginia, died June 26, 2024.

“Clyde’s career focused on environmental issues. As a chemistry professor at the University of Iowa, he taught Chemistry and Physics of the Environment with his brother, Louis Frank. He coauthored a textbook, Analytical Chemistry, that went through two editions. In the early 1990s, at the US Department of Energy, he led R&D efforts to clean up legacy sites where nuclear weapons had been manufactured. He was a tireless advocate for women in science and fostered collaboration among diverse partners. Clyde was the inaugural recipient of the Dixy Lee Ray Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1999.”—Mitchell Erickson, former doctoral student

Most recent title: Deputy assistant secretary, Office of Technology Development, Office of Environmental Management, US Department of Energy

Education: BS, chemistry and education, Northeast Missouri State University, 1962; PhD, analytical chemistry, Kansas State University, 1966

Survivors: Wife, Susan Frank; children, Vanessa Frank and Steven Frank; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild

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