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Obituaries

Obituary: Stanley E. Manahan

by Nina Notman, special to C&EN
April 30, 2023 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 14

 

Stanley E. Manahan.
Credit: Courtesy of the Manahan family
Stanley E. Manahan

Stanley E. Manahan, 85, died Jan. 29, 2023, in Columbia, Missouri.

“Stanley was a pioneer in environmental chemistry. He wrote the textbook Environmental Chemistry, which was first published in 1972 and is now in its 11th edition. His research was also in this area, primarily focused on waste treatment methods, resulting in over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles. He was a longtime local ACS tour speaker. Stanley was a thoughtful and encouraging mentor for 30 PhD and 15 master’s students during his career at the University of Missouri. The relationships he developed with his students did not end upon graduation; rather, he developed lifelong bonds with them.”—Scott Martin and Ken Garrison, former PhD students

Most recent title: Professor of chemistry, University of Missouri–Columbia

Education: AB, chemistry, Emporia State University, 1960; PhD, chemistry, University of Kansas, 1965

Survivors: Wife, Anne; daughters, Valerie and Veronica; three grandchildren

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