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Obituaries

Obituary: James Robert Huntsberger

by Alexandra A. Taylor
October 29, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 38

 

James Robert Huntsberger.
Credit: Courtesy of Janet Davis Huntsberger
James Robert Huntsberger

James Robert Huntsberger, 101, died Aug. 27 in Wilmington, Delaware.

“His research experience was varied, including studies on durability, corrosion, and mechanical and optical properties of paints. He also studied the electrostatic deposition of paints and powders. He became best known for his work on the science of adhesion. Some of his work on adhesion and surface chemistry was published as journal articles or book chapters. He was a cofounder of the Adhesion Society, was associate editor of the Journal of Adhesion, and was elected chairman of the 1964 Gordon Research Conference on Adhesion. He retired as a research fellow in 1982.”—Janet Huntsberger, wife

Most recent title: Research fellow, DuPont

Education: BS, chemistry, Bethany College, 1942; PhD, physical chemistry, West Virginia University, 1948

Survivors: Wife, Janet; children, Lynne Killheffer, Jamie, and Janet Faggiano

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