College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Chemistry

James Fritz

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James S. Fritz, distinguished professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received a B.S. from Millikin University in 1945 and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Illinois in 1948. After three years as assistant professor at Wayne State, he came to Iowa State University in 1951. Dr. Fritz is known for his research in analytical chemistry and chromatography. He is the author or coauthor of more than 300 published papers and of several books, including the textbook, Quantitative Analytical Chemistry (5 editions) and Ion Chromatography (3 editions), and Analytical Solid Phase Extraction, (1999). Dr. Fritz has received awards, including the Dal Nogare Award, Delaware Valley Chromatography Forum (1991), the First International Chromatography Forum Award (1988), the L. S. Palmer Award, Minnesota Chromatography Forum (1987), the A.C.S. Award in Chromatography (1976) and the A.C.S. Award in Analytical Chemistry (1985). He has given numerous scientific lectures in the United States, Europe, Australia, and South Africa.

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