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Citations
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11254
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1958 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1953 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1952 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1952 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1934 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1933 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1933 - Irving Langmuir Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

Frank H. Spedding was affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the scientific community and received several recognitions for their work in chemistry and physics.

Spedding was awarded notable honors including the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1958 and the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1953. They became a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1952, reflecting a recognized contribution to science at a national level.

The scientist received multiple awards from the American Chemical Society (ACS), such as the William H. Nichols Medal in 1952, the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry in 1933, and the Irving Langmuir Award in 1933. Earlier in their career, Spedding was a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1934, which typically supports scholars demonstrating exceptional capacity for productive scholarship.

Best Publications

  • Magnetization and Electrical Resistivity of Gadolinium Single Crystals

    H. E. Nigh;S. Legvold;F. H. Spedding

  • The coordination (hydration) of rare earth ions in aqueous chloride solutions from x‐ray diffraction. III. SmCl3, EuCl3, and series behavior

    Anton Habenschuss;Frank H. Spedding

  • The coordination (hydration) of rare earth ions in aqueous chloride solutions from x ray diffraction. I.TbCl3,DyCl3, ErCl3,TmCl3,and LuCl3

    Anton Habenschuss;Frank H. Spedding

  • Apparent Molal Volumes of Some Aqueous Rare Earth Chloride and Nitrate Solutions at 25°1

    F. H. Spedding;M. J. Pikal;B. O. Ayers

  • The coordination (hydration) of rare earth ions in aqueous chloride solutions from x‐ray diffraction. II. LaCl3, PrCl3, and NdCl3a)

    Anton Habenschuss;Frank H. Spedding

  • Magnetic Properties of Dysprosium Single Crystals

    D. R. Behrendt;S. Legvold;F. H. Spedding

  • The Crystal Structures of Some of the Rare Earth Carbides

    F. H. Spedding;K. Gschneidner;A. H. Daane

  • High temperature allotropy and thermal expansion of the rare-earth metals

    F.H. Spedding;J.J. Hanak;A.H. Daane

  • The Stability of the Rare Earth Complexes with Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid

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  • Electrical Resistivity of the Heavy Rare-Earth Metals

    R. V. Colvin;Sam Legvold;F. H. Spedding

  • Electrical and magnetic properties of holmium single crystals

    D.L. Strandburg;S. Legvold;F.H. Spedding

  • THE HEAT CAPACITY OF GADOLINIUM FROM 15 TO 355 K

    M. Griffel;R. E. Skochdopole;F. H. Spedding

  • Superconductivity in Pure La and La-Gd

    D. K. Finnemore;D. L. Johnson;J. E. Ostenson;F. H. Spedding

  • Isopiestic determination of the activity coefficients of some aqueous rare earth electrolyte solutions at 25.degree.C. 2. The rare earth perchlorates

    Joseph A. Rard;Herman O. Weber;Frank H. Spedding

  • Magnetic Properties of the Gd-La and Gd-Y Alloys

    W. C. Thoburn;S. Legvold;F. H. Spedding

  • The separation of rare earths by ion exchange; pilot plant scale separations.

    F. H. Spedding;E. I. Fulmer;T. A. Butler;E. M. Gladrow

  • THE STABILITY OF THE RARE EARTH COMPLEXES WITH N- HYDROXYETHYLETHYLENEDIAMINETRIACETIC ACID

    F. H. Spedding;J. E. Powell;E. J. Wheelwright

  • The atomic heats of the rare-earth elements

    D. H. Parkinson;Franz Eugen Simon;F. H. Spedding

  • Some Magnetic Properties of Gadolinium Metal

    J. F. Elliott;S. Legvold;F. H. Spedding

  • MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF HOLMIUM AND THULIUM METALS

    B. L. Rhodes;S. Legvold;F. H. Spedding

  • The effect of impurities, particularly hydrogen, on the lattice parameters of the “ABAB” rare earth metals

    F.H. Spedding;B.J. Beaudry

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