Gordon A. Gallup
March 9, 1927 ~ March 26, 2014
Gordon A. Gallup, 87, Lincoln, passed away on March 26, 2014. He was born March 9, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Merle and Eudora Gallup.
Gordon was a WWII Navy veteran. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from University of Kansas in 1963, and did post-doctoral research at Purdue University. In 1955 he came to UNL, becoming full professor in 1964. In 1993, he retired from teaching and since then has spent time as a courtesy research professor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UNL.
His research interests over the years include infrared spectroscopy and molecule vibrations, theory of molecular electronic structure, valence bond theory, electron scattering from atoms and molecules, and dissociative electron attachment.
Gordon had over 130 articles published in 10-15 chemistry and physics journals, as well as articles in edited compendia and review books.
Gordon is survived by: his wife, Grace (Gay); daughter, Stephanie (Nels) Quinn; daughter-in-law, Linda Gallup; four grandchildren; six step-children, Douglas (Patricia), Craig (Janice) and Martin Druckenmiller, Terry Long, Jane Warne and Joy (Rodger) Baird; 11 step grandchildren; and nine step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Georgine; and his son, Michael.
Services on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the Unitarian Church in Lincoln. Burial at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln.
Obituary information from the Lincoln Journal Star.
March 9, 1927 ~ March 26, 2014
Gordon A. Gallup, 87, Lincoln, passed away on March 26, 2014. He was born March 9, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Merle and Eudora Gallup.
Gordon was a WWII Navy veteran. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from University of Kansas in 1963, and did post-doctoral research at Purdue University. In 1955 he came to UNL, becoming full professor in 1964. In 1993, he retired from teaching and since then has spent time as a courtesy research professor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UNL.
His research interests over the years include infrared spectroscopy and molecule vibrations, theory of molecular electronic structure, valence bond theory, electron scattering from atoms and molecules, and dissociative electron attachment.
Gordon had over 130 articles published in 10-15 chemistry and physics journals, as well as articles in edited compendia and review books.
Gordon is survived by: his wife, Grace (Gay); daughter, Stephanie (Nels) Quinn; daughter-in-law, Linda Gallup; four grandchildren; six step-children, Douglas (Patricia), Craig (Janice) and Martin Druckenmiller, Terry Long, Jane Warne and Joy (Rodger) Baird; 11 step grandchildren; and nine step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Georgine; and his son, Michael.
Services on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the Unitarian Church in Lincoln. Burial at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln.
Obituary information from the Lincoln Journal Star.
Gordon A. Gallup
March 9, 1927 ~ March 26, 2014
Gordon A. Gallup, 87, Lincoln, passed away on March 26, 2014. He was born March 9, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Merle and Eudora Gallup.
Gordon was a WWII Navy veteran. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from University of Kansas in 1963, and did post-doctoral research at Purdue University. In 1955 he came to UNL, becoming full professor in 1964. In 1993, he retired from teaching and since then has spent time as a courtesy research professor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UNL.
His research interests over the years include infrared spectroscopy and molecule vibrations, theory of molecular electronic structure, valence bond theory, electron scattering from atoms and molecules, and dissociative electron attachment.
Gordon had over 130 articles published in 10-15 chemistry and physics journals, as well as articles in edited compendia and review books.
Gordon is survived by: his wife, Grace (Gay); daughter, Stephanie (Nels) Quinn; daughter-in-law, Linda Gallup; four grandchildren; six step-children, Douglas (Patricia), Craig (Janice) and Martin Druckenmiller, Terry Long, Jane Warne and Joy (Rodger) Baird; 11 step grandchildren; and nine step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Georgine; and his son, Michael.
Services on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the Unitarian Church in Lincoln. Burial at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln.
Obituary information from the Lincoln Journal Star.
March 9, 1927 ~ March 26, 2014
Gordon A. Gallup, 87, Lincoln, passed away on March 26, 2014. He was born March 9, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Merle and Eudora Gallup.
Gordon was a WWII Navy veteran. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from University of Kansas in 1963, and did post-doctoral research at Purdue University. In 1955 he came to UNL, becoming full professor in 1964. In 1993, he retired from teaching and since then has spent time as a courtesy research professor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UNL.
His research interests over the years include infrared spectroscopy and molecule vibrations, theory of molecular electronic structure, valence bond theory, electron scattering from atoms and molecules, and dissociative electron attachment.
Gordon had over 130 articles published in 10-15 chemistry and physics journals, as well as articles in edited compendia and review books.
Gordon is survived by: his wife, Grace (Gay); daughter, Stephanie (Nels) Quinn; daughter-in-law, Linda Gallup; four grandchildren; six step-children, Douglas (Patricia), Craig (Janice) and Martin Druckenmiller, Terry Long, Jane Warne and Joy (Rodger) Baird; 11 step grandchildren; and nine step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Georgine; and his son, Michael.
Services on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the Unitarian Church in Lincoln. Burial at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln.
Obituary information from the Lincoln Journal Star.
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