Ger Challa, Date of Birth

    

Ger Challa

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1928

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Ger Challa

  • Gerrit "Ger" Challa (born 18 December 1928) is a Dutch chemist.
  • He was professor of chemistry and polymer technology at the University of Groningen from 1965 to 1993.Challa was born in Amsterdam.
  • He studied chemistry between 1946 and 1953.
  • He worked ten years for the Institute of Cellulose Research of the Algemene Kunstzijde Unie.
  • Challa obtained his title of doctor in maths and physics on 13 May 1959 under Jan Ketelaar at the University of Amsterdam.
  • His thesis was titled: "Formation of polyethylene terephthalate by ester interchange : equilibria kinetics and molecular weight distribution".
  • After starting as professor at the University of Groningen he set the possibility to study polymer chemistry.
  • Challa also developed the research department.He was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1986.
  • Since 1998 he is also an honorary member of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society.

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