Palmer, Leroy S., 1887-1944

Leroy Sheldon Palmer began at the University of Minnesota in 1919 as an associate professor in agricultural biochemistry. In 1922 he was promoted to full professor (1922-1944) and in 1942 became chief of the Division of Agricultural Biochemistry.

From the description of Leroy S. Palmer papers, 1924-1942. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63286202

Leroy Palmer was born in Rushville, Illinois on March 23, 1887. After receiving his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Missouri in 1909, he became interested in dairy chemistry. He obtained his M.S. degree in this field in 1911, and a Ph.D. degree in 1913. He served on the staff at the University of Missouri from 1913-1919 as assistant professor of Dairy Chemistry. In 1919, Palmer came to the University of Minnesota as an associate professor of Dairy Chemistry. In 1922 he was made Professor of Dairy Chemistry and Animal Nutrition, and in 1942 he was appointed Chief of the Division of Agricultural Biochemistry.

Professor Palmer's major research was concerned with the chemistry of milk and diary products, their composition as affected by the nutrition of the animal, the physical and colloidal chemistry of milk, the chemistry of rennet coagulation, and the churning process. During his more then thirty years of research and teaching, he wrote or made important contributions to several books and contributed many articles to scientific journals. He was also the first to receive the Borden Award for Outstanding Research in the Chemistry of Milk. He served for many years as associate editor of the Journal of Diary Science . He also served as a counselor for the American Chemical Society, vice-president of the World's Dairy Congress in 1923, consultant to the American Medical Association, and collaborator in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia Vitamin Standardization Committee.

Leroy Palmer passed away on March 8, 1944.

From the guide to the Leroy Sheldon Palmer papers, 1924-1942, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University of Minnesota Archives [uarc])