Oral history interview with Ray H. Boundy, 1986 August 21

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Oral history interview with Ray H. Boundy, 1986 August 21

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Ray Boundy begins his interview by describing his family background in western Pennsylvania, his grammar school experience and his college studies at Grove City College. He then studied chemical engineering at Case Institute of Technology where there was a strong interaction with the Dow Chemical Company. Before Boundy had completed his degree at Case he met Herbert Dow who offered a position in the Midland laboratories. Starting in the analytical laboratory, Ray Boundy moved to the productive physics group headed by John Grebe. After describing his involvement with early Dow projects, such as the seawater bromine process, sodium electrical conductors, electrolytic chlorine production and applications for ferric chloride, Boundy briefly reviews the work on styrene polymerization, monomer purity and wartime production. At the end of the hostilities in the European sector, Boundy joined a team of experts sent over to assess the German chemical industry. Postwar, Boundy had responsibility for plastics at Dow before his promotion to research director. In conclusion, he reflects on the changing nature of research in the chemical industry.

Sound recordings ; cassettes (150 mins.)Transcript : (43 leaves) ; 29 cm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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Born in Brave, Pennsylvania on 10 January 1903. Died in Midland, Michigan on 19 April 1992. Education: B.S., Chemistry, Grove City College (1924) ; B.S., Chemical Engineering, Case Institute of Technology (1926) ; M.S., Chemical Engineering, Case Institute of Technology (1930). Employment: 1926- Dow Chemical Company. From the description of Oral history interview with Ray H. Boundy, 1986 August 21 (Chemical Heritage Foundation). WorldCat record id: 76937838 ...