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dale cement region. Ulster County, N. Y; stra- 

 tigraphy of the Potsdam sandstone; stratig- 

 raphy and tectonics at Rondout. N. Y; organic 

 origin of metalliferous deposits in non-meta- 

 morphosed limestones; Algae of the Wabana 

 Ordovician iron ores; petrologj' of sedimentary 

 rocks; Shawangunk grit and its facial relation- 

 ships. 



Van Name, Prof. Ralph G(ibbs), 121 High St, 

 New Haven, Conn. ChcmUiiry. New Haven, 

 Oct. 22, 77. A.B, Yale, 99, Ph.D, 02; Leipzig, 

 02-03; GOttingen, 03-04. Tnstr. chem, Yale, 

 04-09, asst. prof,' 09- A. A; Chem. Soc; Conn. 

 Acad. Rates of solution of metals in certain 

 oxidizing agents; temperature coefficient of a 

 heterogeneous reaction; triiodid equilil)ria ; 

 properties of hAqoophosphorie acid. 



Van Name, Dr. Willard G(ibbs), American Mu- 

 seum of Natural History, New York, N. Y. 

 Biology. New Haven, Conn, April 18, 72. A.B, 

 Yale, 94, Ph.D, 98; Berlin, 99-00. Lab. asst. 

 physiol. chem, Y'ale, 94-95; asst. hiol, 97-99, 

 histol. and embryol, 02-03; specialist and asst. 

 ed, zool. and gen, biol, 'Webster's Tnt. Dic- 

 tionaries,' 03-09; zoologist, N. Y. State Mu- 

 seum, Albany, 10-16; asst. invert, zool, Am. Mu- 

 seum Nat. Hist, 16- A. A; Soc. Nat; assoc. 

 Ornith. Union. Zoologj' ; chemical composition of 

 gelatin; embryology of the planarians; ascidians 

 of the Bermuda Islands, the New England coast, 

 the Philippines and the West Indies; isopod 

 Crustacea of the Congo region. 



Van Omum, Prof. J(ohn) L(ane), Washington 



University, St. Louis, Mo. Civil engineering. 

 Hartford, Vt, May 14, 64. B.S, Wisconsin. 88, 

 C.E, 91. Chief topographer, Mex. Boundary 

 Surv, 92-94; major. Third U. S. Vol. Engineers, 

 98-99; prof, civil eng, Washington (St. Loxiis), 

 99- On munic, railway and govt. eng. works 

 about six years. A. A; Civil Eng; Eng. Educ; 

 Soc. Test. Mat; St. Louis Eng. Club (past pres) ; 

 St. Louis Acad; Int. Ass. Test. Mat. Improved 

 field methods of surveying; cements; concrete 

 and reinforced concrete constructions; water and 

 sewage purification; principles of river regula- 

 tion and harbor improvement. 



Van Orstrand, C(harles) E(dwin), 1607 Slst St, 

 N. W, Washington, D. C. Geophysics. Near 

 Pekin, 111, Feb. 8, 70. B.S.(C.E), Illinois, 96, 

 B.S, 97; M.S, Michigan, 98. Computer, 'Nau- 

 tical Almanac' Office, U. S. Naval Observatory, 

 98-99, asst, 99-00; asst. physical geologist, U. S. 

 Geol. Surv, 01-13, assoc. physical geologist, IS- 

 IS, phy.Hcal geologist, 15- Lecturer math, phys- 

 ics, George Washington; mem. Am. sect. Int. 

 Geophys. Union. A. A; Physical Soc; Math. 

 Soc; Astron. Soc; Meteorol. Soc; Am. Geog. 

 Soc; Wash. Geol. Soc; Wash. Philos. Soc; Wash. 

 Acad; Soc. de Physique. Applied mathematics; 

 elasticity and diffusivity of metals at high tem- 

 peratures; mathematical tables; deep-earth 

 temperatures. 



Van Slyke, Dr. D(onald) D(extr), 11 Fletcher 

 Ave, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. *Chemistry. Pike, N. 

 Y, March 29, 83. A.B, Michigan, 05, Ph.D, 07. 

 Research chemist, N. Y. Exp. Sta, Geneva, 06; 

 fellow physiol. chem, Eockefeller Inst, 07-08, 

 asst, 08-10, assoc, 10-12, assoc. mem, 12-20, 

 member, SO- Soc. Exp. Biol; Soc. Biol. Chem; 



Chem. Soc. Chemistry and phy.siolog}- of pro- 

 teins and amino acids; derivatives of triphcnyl- 

 methane; laws of enzyme action; methods for 

 blood analysis; acidosis; respiratory and renal 

 functions. 



Van Slyke, Dr. L(uciu.s) L(incoln), Geneva, N. Y. 

 *Chejni:itry. CentervilK-, N. V, Jan. 6, 59. A.B, 

 Michigan, 79, A.M, 81, Ph.D, 82; fellow by 

 courtesy, Hopkins, 89-90. Instr. anal, chem, 

 Michigan, 82-85; prof, chem, Oahu Col. and 

 govt, chemist, Honolulu. 85-88; lecturer gen. 

 chem, Michigan, 88-89; chemist, N. Y. Exp. Sta, 

 Geneva. 90- A. A; Chem. Soc; Soc. Biol. Chem; 

 Agr. Chem. Chemlstrv' of milk; chemistry of 

 cheese-making and of cheese-ripening; methods 

 of separation of nitrogen compounds of milk 

 and cheese; isolation and study of proteins 

 formed during the ripening of cheese; casein and 

 paracasein; the chemistry- of cider vinegar and 

 the behavior of malic acid in apple juice during 

 alcoholic and acetic formation; the proteins of 

 butter; chemistry of the souring and curdling 

 of milk; methods for determination of casein 

 in milk; calcium polysulphid solutions; the hy- 

 drogen ion concentration of milk; carbonic acid 

 and carbonates in fresh milk; cirbon dioxid in 

 milk as a means of distingui.'ihing heated from 

 unheated milk. 



Van Stone, Dr. N(athan) E(dward), rt831 Har- 

 per Ave, Chicago, 111. Organic chemistry. 

 Bridgeport, Conn, Mav 18, 90. B.S, Michigan, 

 14. M.S, 15. fellow, 15-16. Ph.D. 16. Research 

 chemist, West. Elec. Co, 16-17; chem. director, 

 dye and intermediate dept, Shrruin JVilliams Co, 

 17- A. A; Chem. Soc. Triphenylmethyl; or- 

 ganic insulation product.". 



Van Tuyl, Prof. Francis M(aurice), School of 

 Mines, Golden, Colo, (icnlogy. Denmark. Iowa, 

 Oct. 15, 87. A.B, Iowa. 11, M.S. 12; fellow, Co- 

 lumbia, 12-13, Ph.D, 15; Cliicago, 14-15. A.sst. 

 geol, Iowa, 11-12; paleont, Columbia. 13-14; 

 asst. geologi.st, 111. Geol. Surv, 14-15; instr. geol, 

 Illinois. 1.5-17; assoc. prof. geol. and miner, 

 Colo. Sch. Mines, 17-19, prof, and head of dept, 

 19- Geologist. Iowa Geol. Surv. 12-: asst. 

 geologist. Mo. Bur. Geol. and Mines, 14-15; 

 geologist, Illinois Hudson Bar Exped, 16; 

 Texas Co. 19; Midwest Ref. Co. 20. A. A; 

 fel. Geol. Soc; Min. and l^Ietal. Eng; Paleont. 

 Soc; fel. Iowa Acad; N. Y. Acad. Origin of 

 dolomite, geodes, o<".lite and chert; stratigrajOiy 

 and paleontologv' of the Mississippian formation 

 of Iowa ; petroleum geology. 



Van Velzer, Prof. C(harles) A(mbrose), Carthage, 

 111. Mathematics. Baldwinsville. N. Y, Sept. 

 2. 51. B.S, Cornell. 76; fellow. Hopkins. 78 81 ; 

 Ph.D. Hillsdale, 83. Instr. math, Cornell, 76- 

 77; Wiscon.xin. 81-83, asst. prof. 83-85. prof, 

 85-06; Carthage, SO- London Math. Soc Com- 

 pound determinants. 



Van Vleck, Prof. E(dward) B(urT), University of 

 Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 'Mathrtnatic.t. Mid- 

 dletown. Conn, June 7, 63. A.B, Wesleyan, 84; 

 Hopkins. 85-87, fellow. 86-87; Gottingen. 90- 

 93, Ph.D. 93; LL.D, Clark, 09; Dr. Math, and 

 Physics. Groningon, 14; Sc.D. Chicago, 16. 

 Instr. math, Wesleyan, 87-90; Wisconsin, 93- 

 95; asst. prof, We'sleyan. 95-98, prof, 98-06; 

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