Larned B. Asprey

Larned (Larry) Brown Asprey (March 19, 1919 – March 6, 2005) was an American chemist noted for his work on actinide, lanthanide, rare-earth, and fluorine chemistry, and for his contributions to nuclear chemistry on the Manhattan Project and later at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Larned B. Asprey
Larry and Marge Asprey with their family, celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary in 2004
Born(1919-03-19)March 19, 1919
Sioux City, Iowa
DiedMarch 6, 2005(2005-03-06) (aged 85)
Mesilla Park, New Mexico
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Known forActinide, lanthanide, rare-earth and fluorine chemistry
Awards
  • Glenn T. Seaborg Actinide Separations Award (1986)
Scientific career
Institutions
  • Metallurgical Laboratory
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
Thesis Equilibria in the oxide systems of praseodymium and americium  (1949)
Doctoral advisorBurris B. Cunningham
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