Expertise:
Dr. Farber's expertise is in physical chemistry.
Major Product/SVS:
Space Research and Development
Favorite Business Publication:
ACS Journals; APS Journals
Hobbies/Sports:
Skiing, Playing Tennis, Hiking
Education Degrees:
Ph.D., California Western University (1970); Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, University of Minnesota (1939); Bachelors Degree in Chemistry, University of California (1938)
Affiliations Awards:
ICI; American Chemical Society; American Physical Society
Children's Names:
Robert, Richard, Kathleen
Work History:
Hughes Aircraft Company (1956-1957); Aerojet Electronic Systems Division (1956-1957); Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (1946-1956); Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (1942-1946)
Number Of Years In Profession:
65
Extended Bio Profile:
Dr. Farber has published more than 150 articles. He is an international public speaker. He founded Space Sciences, Inc. to aid the United States Department of Defense in research and development of rocket propellants. He has been working with electric utility companies to help reduce air pollution and improve electrical transformer life since 1957. He received United States patent 3768232 for inventing a solvent recovery system in 1972 and United States patent 5659126 for inventing gas chromatography in 1977. He has written several publications Including 'Effect of Gravitational Field in the Thermal Diffusion Separation Method', 'Solution of Thermochemical Propellant Calculations in a High-Speed Digital Computer', 'The Vaporization of Graphite Filament', 'Thermodynamic Properties of the Fluorine Atom and Molecule and Hydrogen Fluoride to 5000 Degrees', 'Theoretical Study of Recombination Kinetics of Atomic Oxygen', 'The Thermodynamic and Physical Properties of Beryllium Compounds' and 'A Mass Spectrometric Investigation of Additions in Alkali Seeded H2/O2 Flames. Part I: Reactions Involving Tungsten and Molybdenum with Potassium-Seeded H2/O2 Flames. Part III: Reactions Involving Vanadium and Chromium with Potassium-Seeded H2/O2 Flames'.