Frederick Pettit Lossing (1915-1998) was a

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chemist at the

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.The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry: Volume 9: Historical Perspectives, Part B: Notable People in Mass Spectrometry He was a prolific scientist and is mainly known for his contributions to

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, the Fred P. Lossing Award awarded by the Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry is named after him. Lossing was born in

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and studied at the

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and obtained a PhD from

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in 1942. In 1946 he joined the

where he worked until his retirement in 1980. His work included measurements of the ionization energies of free radicals and thermochemistry.

Awards and honors

* Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1956) * The Fred P. Lossing Award is named after him.

References

External links

Remembering Fred P. Lossing

Profile at the Royal Astronomical Society
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lossing, Frederick Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada 20th-century chemists Mass spectrometrists McGill University alumni 20th-century Canadian chemists University of Western Ontario alumni 1915 births 1998 deaths