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 Dr. Gerald D. Smith
Professor of Chemistry and
Physics
Dr.
Gerald Smith joined the Huntington University faculty in 1967 after teaching
chemistry at another liberal arts college in Michigan. His interests in
nuclear chemistry and physics took him to the University of Washington for
graduate study following completion of his bachelor’s degree in chemistry
from Huntington, and subsequently to Purdue University where he completed
the Ph.D. in radiation physics.
He
was active for many years in the Fort Wayne area section of the American
Chemical Society for which he edited the Section newsletter and served as
Section Chair. He was recognized as Chemist of the Year in 1982.
Dr.
Smith served as vice president and dean of the College for sixteen years,
intermittently teaching physical chemistry and liberal arts physics before
returning to full time teaching in 1998. His evolving interests in
cosmology and astrophysics prompted him to erect a radiotelescope on the new
Science Hall where he studies galactic rotation. He is engaged in active
research on muon decay that retains his interests in nuclear physics.
He’s a member of numerous professional organizations including the American
Physical Society, American Chemical Society, American Association of Physics
Teachers, and the American Association of University Professors.
E-mail
gsmith@huntington.edu
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