Theodore L. Cairns (July 20, 1914 – September 26, 1994) was an American chemist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a research scientist at DuPont Central Research, known for his contributions to U.S. scientific policy and applications of chemistry. National Academies Press:Theodore L. Cairns Organic Syntheses Theodore L. Cairns, By Blaine C. McKusick Cairns was the director of the Central Research Department of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.Science and the White House: Support Is Growing for Restoration of a Top-Level Voice to Define Policy; Set Up by Eisenhower No Yin and Yang'. Field Investigations Another Approach, By WALTER SULLIVAN, June 11, 1974 He was also the chair of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the National Research Council, on President Richard Nixon's Science Policy Task Force and Nixon's Science Advisory Committee. His daughter Margaret C. Etter became a noted chemist in her own right, conducting her research at the University of Minnesota.
Awards and distinctions The City of Wilmington's Outstanding Citizen Award, 1963 The American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 1968 SOCMA (Society of Chemical Manufacturers Association) Medal for Creative Research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 1968 Honorary Doctor of Laws degree, University of Alberta, 1970University of Alberta:Past Honorary Degree Recipients Perkin Medal, American section of the Society of Chemical Industry, 1973Perkin Medal Elliott Cresson Medal, The Franklin Institute, 1974
Notable government assignments The Delaware Governor's Council on Science and Technology, 1969-72 President Nixon's Science Policy Task Force, 1969 The President's Science Advisory Committee, 1970-73 The President's Committee on the National Medal of Science, 1974-75 The Polytechnic Institute of New York Advisory Council for Chemistry, 1976-78
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External links National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir