Dole, Malcolm, 1903-1990

Chemist Malcolm Dole was born on March 4, 1903 in Melrose, Massachusetts. He was a member of Northwestern's faculty, teaching in the Chemistry Department. In 1964 he began a joint appointment with the Materials Research Center until his retirement in 1969. Dole's research interests focused on electrochemistry and polymer chemistry. His contributions to the field included discovering the “Dole Effect”. Malcolm Dole passed away on November 29, 1990 at his home in Los Gatos, California.

With his twin brother Kenneth, Dole attended Harvard University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry in 1924, a Master of Arts in Chemistry in 1926, and a Doctorate in Physical Chemistry in 1928. From 1928 to 1930, Dole was a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. During this time he also studied with Peter Debye and Hans Falkenhagen at the University of Leipzig.

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