In Memoriam Robert Allen Osteryoung 1927-2004

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ROBERT ALLEN OSTERYOUNG, 77, highly respected scientist and loving father, died August 10. A memorial service was held this past August at the Marye Anne Fox Science Teaching Laboratories on the campus of North Carolina State University. Dr. Osteryoung leaves behind a legacy of scientific achievement spanning more than 50 years. During that time he published more than 225 research papers and was the recipient of several professional awards. Former Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry at NC State University, he retired in January 2003. Osteryoung was educated at Ohio University and the University of Illinois. He was on the faculty of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1954 to 1959, and from 1959 to 1968 was at Rockwell International in Los Angeles. During that time he was also a Visiting Associate in Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. In 1968 he was named Professor and Chairman of the Chemistry Department at Colorado State University. In 1977-78 he served as Program Manager, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Washington D.C. Dr. Osteryoung joined the faculty of the State University of New York at Buffalo as a Leading Professor in 1979, followed by a Research Professor appointment at NC State University in 1992. He was Chemistry Department Head at NC State from 1994 to 1998.