ROBERT C. DUNBAR, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH (1970-2017)
Died on October 31, 2017 in the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio.
Husband of Mary A. Dunbar (nee Asmundson); father of Geoffrey T. Dunbar (Nancy M.) of Hanover, NH; William A. Dunbar (Ari Sato) of Yokohama, Japan; grandfather of Sarah A. and Emma L. Dunbar; brother of Anne D. Walston (Oliver) of Thriplow, England.
Dr. Dunbar was born June 26, 1943, in Cambridge Massachusetts to William Harrison Dunbar and Carolyn Roorbach Dunbar. He grew up primarily in Washington DC, attending Sidwell Friends School for elementary school, Saint Albans School for high school, graduating in 1965 from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a BA in Chemistry, and earning a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California in 1970.
Dr. Dunbar joined the Chemistry department at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, in 1970; received tenure in 1975, became a full professor in 1978, and remained at CWRU for the remainder of his professional career.
He specialized in basic research, primarily using mass spectrometers, in particular Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry and Ion Cyclotron Resonance Spectrometry, to study topics such as the binding of metal ions, interstellar and circumstellar chemistry, and new approaches to the use of spectroscopy combining a free electron laser with a mass spectrometer.
Dr. Dunbar had his own research group at CWRU for many decades. During the first decade of his career, he enjoyed Alfred P. Sloan and J.S. Guggenheim Fellowships and a Sigma Xi Research Award. His research group trained many graduate students who went on to doctorates in chemistry and careers in academia and industry. In recent years, Dr. Dunbar continued his research, collaborating with the FELIX (Free Electron Lasers for Infrared eXperiments) laboratory in the Netherlands. He published more than 250 research papers over the course of his career.
He was a member of the American Chemical Society, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, American Physical Society, and Inter-American Photochemical Society.
Dr. Dunbar met his wife Mary at Stanford University, and they were married June 21, 1969. In 1970, they settled into Cleveland Heights OH, where they remained ever since. Their two sons, Geoffrey and Bill, were born in 1970 and 1973, respectively. They moved into their current house in 1976.
The family prefered that those who wish may make contributions in his name to the Cleveland Institute of Music, 11201 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106; or to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland, OH 44106.
A Funeral Service was held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 1pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44106. Calling hours were held at the Brown-Forward Funeral Home, 17022 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights Ohio.
Published in The Plain Dealer from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3, 2017.
The professor's wife, Mrs. Mary Dunbar has a site online with full obituary. Search for:
Obituary for My Husband, Who Died on October 31, 2017
Died on October 31, 2017 in the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio.
Husband of Mary A. Dunbar (nee Asmundson); father of Geoffrey T. Dunbar (Nancy M.) of Hanover, NH; William A. Dunbar (Ari Sato) of Yokohama, Japan; grandfather of Sarah A. and Emma L. Dunbar; brother of Anne D. Walston (Oliver) of Thriplow, England.
Dr. Dunbar was born June 26, 1943, in Cambridge Massachusetts to William Harrison Dunbar and Carolyn Roorbach Dunbar. He grew up primarily in Washington DC, attending Sidwell Friends School for elementary school, Saint Albans School for high school, graduating in 1965 from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a BA in Chemistry, and earning a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California in 1970.
Dr. Dunbar joined the Chemistry department at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, in 1970; received tenure in 1975, became a full professor in 1978, and remained at CWRU for the remainder of his professional career.
He specialized in basic research, primarily using mass spectrometers, in particular Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry and Ion Cyclotron Resonance Spectrometry, to study topics such as the binding of metal ions, interstellar and circumstellar chemistry, and new approaches to the use of spectroscopy combining a free electron laser with a mass spectrometer.
Dr. Dunbar had his own research group at CWRU for many decades. During the first decade of his career, he enjoyed Alfred P. Sloan and J.S. Guggenheim Fellowships and a Sigma Xi Research Award. His research group trained many graduate students who went on to doctorates in chemistry and careers in academia and industry. In recent years, Dr. Dunbar continued his research, collaborating with the FELIX (Free Electron Lasers for Infrared eXperiments) laboratory in the Netherlands. He published more than 250 research papers over the course of his career.
He was a member of the American Chemical Society, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, American Physical Society, and Inter-American Photochemical Society.
Dr. Dunbar met his wife Mary at Stanford University, and they were married June 21, 1969. In 1970, they settled into Cleveland Heights OH, where they remained ever since. Their two sons, Geoffrey and Bill, were born in 1970 and 1973, respectively. They moved into their current house in 1976.
The family prefered that those who wish may make contributions in his name to the Cleveland Institute of Music, 11201 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106; or to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland, OH 44106.
A Funeral Service was held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 1pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44106. Calling hours were held at the Brown-Forward Funeral Home, 17022 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights Ohio.
Published in The Plain Dealer from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3, 2017.
The professor's wife, Mrs. Mary Dunbar has a site online with full obituary. Search for:
Obituary for My Husband, Who Died on October 31, 2017
ROBERT C. DUNBAR, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH (1970-2017)
Died on October 31, 2017 in the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio.
Husband of Mary A. Dunbar (nee Asmundson); father of Geoffrey T. Dunbar (Nancy M.) of Hanover, NH; William A. Dunbar (Ari Sato) of Yokohama, Japan; grandfather of Sarah A. and Emma L. Dunbar; brother of Anne D. Walston (Oliver) of Thriplow, England.
Dr. Dunbar was born June 26, 1943, in Cambridge Massachusetts to William Harrison Dunbar and Carolyn Roorbach Dunbar. He grew up primarily in Washington DC, attending Sidwell Friends School for elementary school, Saint Albans School for high school, graduating in 1965 from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a BA in Chemistry, and earning a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California in 1970.
Dr. Dunbar joined the Chemistry department at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, in 1970; received tenure in 1975, became a full professor in 1978, and remained at CWRU for the remainder of his professional career.
He specialized in basic research, primarily using mass spectrometers, in particular Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry and Ion Cyclotron Resonance Spectrometry, to study topics such as the binding of metal ions, interstellar and circumstellar chemistry, and new approaches to the use of spectroscopy combining a free electron laser with a mass spectrometer.
Dr. Dunbar had his own research group at CWRU for many decades. During the first decade of his career, he enjoyed Alfred P. Sloan and J.S. Guggenheim Fellowships and a Sigma Xi Research Award. His research group trained many graduate students who went on to doctorates in chemistry and careers in academia and industry. In recent years, Dr. Dunbar continued his research, collaborating with the FELIX (Free Electron Lasers for Infrared eXperiments) laboratory in the Netherlands. He published more than 250 research papers over the course of his career.
He was a member of the American Chemical Society, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, American Physical Society, and Inter-American Photochemical Society.
Dr. Dunbar met his wife Mary at Stanford University, and they were married June 21, 1969. In 1970, they settled into Cleveland Heights OH, where they remained ever since. Their two sons, Geoffrey and Bill, were born in 1970 and 1973, respectively. They moved into their current house in 1976.
The family prefered that those who wish may make contributions in his name to the Cleveland Institute of Music, 11201 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106; or to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland, OH 44106.
A Funeral Service was held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 1pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44106. Calling hours were held at the Brown-Forward Funeral Home, 17022 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights Ohio.
Published in The Plain Dealer from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3, 2017.
The professor's wife, Mrs. Mary Dunbar has a site online with full obituary. Search for:
Obituary for My Husband, Who Died on October 31, 2017
Died on October 31, 2017 in the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio.
Husband of Mary A. Dunbar (nee Asmundson); father of Geoffrey T. Dunbar (Nancy M.) of Hanover, NH; William A. Dunbar (Ari Sato) of Yokohama, Japan; grandfather of Sarah A. and Emma L. Dunbar; brother of Anne D. Walston (Oliver) of Thriplow, England.
Dr. Dunbar was born June 26, 1943, in Cambridge Massachusetts to William Harrison Dunbar and Carolyn Roorbach Dunbar. He grew up primarily in Washington DC, attending Sidwell Friends School for elementary school, Saint Albans School for high school, graduating in 1965 from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a BA in Chemistry, and earning a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California in 1970.
Dr. Dunbar joined the Chemistry department at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, in 1970; received tenure in 1975, became a full professor in 1978, and remained at CWRU for the remainder of his professional career.
He specialized in basic research, primarily using mass spectrometers, in particular Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry and Ion Cyclotron Resonance Spectrometry, to study topics such as the binding of metal ions, interstellar and circumstellar chemistry, and new approaches to the use of spectroscopy combining a free electron laser with a mass spectrometer.
Dr. Dunbar had his own research group at CWRU for many decades. During the first decade of his career, he enjoyed Alfred P. Sloan and J.S. Guggenheim Fellowships and a Sigma Xi Research Award. His research group trained many graduate students who went on to doctorates in chemistry and careers in academia and industry. In recent years, Dr. Dunbar continued his research, collaborating with the FELIX (Free Electron Lasers for Infrared eXperiments) laboratory in the Netherlands. He published more than 250 research papers over the course of his career.
He was a member of the American Chemical Society, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, American Physical Society, and Inter-American Photochemical Society.
Dr. Dunbar met his wife Mary at Stanford University, and they were married June 21, 1969. In 1970, they settled into Cleveland Heights OH, where they remained ever since. Their two sons, Geoffrey and Bill, were born in 1970 and 1973, respectively. They moved into their current house in 1976.
The family prefered that those who wish may make contributions in his name to the Cleveland Institute of Music, 11201 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106; or to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland, OH 44106.
A Funeral Service was held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 1pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44106. Calling hours were held at the Brown-Forward Funeral Home, 17022 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights Ohio.
Published in The Plain Dealer from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3, 2017.
The professor's wife, Mrs. Mary Dunbar has a site online with full obituary. Search for:
Obituary for My Husband, Who Died on October 31, 2017
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