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Obituaries

In Memoriam

Obituary: Russell H. Johnsen

by ACS News staff
June 9, 2025

 

Russell H. Johnsen, 102, of Tallahassee, Florida, died Jan. 28, 2025.

Russell H. Johnsen wears a blue shirt and looks at the camera.
Credit: Courtesy of the Johnsen family
Russell H. Johnsen

"Russell had been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1949. He coauthored two chemistry textbooks and, with graduate students, numerous publications on radiation chemistry.”—Peter Johnsen, son

Most recent title: Dean of graduate studies, Florida State University

Education: BS, chemistry, University of Chicago, 1947; PhD, chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1951

Survivors: Children, Peter Johnsen and Margaret Johnsen; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren

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