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WILLIAM J
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1921-1989
BAI LEY
BY JAMES ECONOMY
PROFESSOR WILLIAM }. BAILEY died on December 17, 1989,
after collapsing at the opening reception of the 1989 Inter-
national Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies in
Honolulu.
During his career Dr. Bailey made a number of major
contributions to the field of polymer science and technol-
ogy. Professor Bailey invented a new class of monomers
that expand during polymerization, resulting in high-strength
adhesives, strain-free composites, and strongly adhering
coatings. These monomers, which are now commercially
available, solve the basic problem of shrinkage during cur-
ing, a phenomenon that acts to greatly weaken the bond at
the interface. He discovered and developed new method-
ologies for preparing completely biodegradable polyethylene,
polystyrene, and polyamides. These processes are now ac-
tively being evaluated in many industrial laboratories. He
developed a general procedure for free radical-ring opening
polymerization that uniquely incorporates hydrophilic units
in the backbone, thus providing a general route to prepa-
ration of biocompatible addition polymers. He carried out
pioneering studies on the pyrolysis of organic and polymeric
materials leading to (~) a general preparative route for
sensitive olefins by rapid heating of esters and (2) the first
interpretation of thermal degradation of viny! polymers via
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MEMORIAL TRIBUTES
a unique cyclic mechanism. He also prepared and charac-
terized the first complete ladder polymer and thus laid the
groundwork for the massive effort that followed on the
development of thermally stable, ladder polymers.
Professor Bailey was very active in the American Chemical
Society (ACS) and was a member of the ACS board from
1973 to 1982. He was chairman of the board in 1979 and
1981 and president of ACS in 1975. He was an ACS mem-
ber since 1945, chairman of the ACS Washington, D.C. Section
in 1961, and a councilor for that section for many years.
He was active in the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry,
which he chaired in 1968, and served as a member of the
ACS Division of Professional Relations.
His contributions were recognized by a number of major
awards from the American Chemical Society including the
ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry in 1977, the ACS Award
in Applied Polymer Science in 1986, and the Henry Hill
Award of the ACS Division of Professional Relations in 1988.
He was also the recipient of the Fatty Acid Producers Award
in 1955, an Outstanding Achievement Award from the
University of Minnesota in 1976, the Hillebrand Prize from
Washington's Chemical Society in 1984, and a Distinguished
Polymer Scientist Award from the ACS Polymer Division in
1985. He was invited to present honorary lectures at a
number of universities and organizations.
Dr. Bailey was a native of East Grand Forks, Minnesota.
He earned a B.S. in chemistry at the University of Minnesota
in 1943 and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at University of
Illinois in ~ 946 with Professor C. S. Marvel. After a year as
a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
with Professor Cope, he joined the faculty of Wayne State
University in Detroit. He was an associate professor of
organic chemistry there when he left in 1951 to join the
Maryland faculty.
He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Caroline
Worsham, a son, two daughters, and a brother. Former
students of Bailey planned a symposium in his memory at
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WILLIAM J. BAILEY
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the ACS national meeting August 1990 in Washington, D.C.,
to be followed by a reception for colleagues and friends. A
scholarship fund has been established in his name at the
University of Maryland.
On a more personal note Professor Bailey was considered
one of the two or three dominant figures in the field of
polymer synthesis during the past forty years. He was an
outstanding human being, open and friendly, willing to
take time with anyone who wished to chat and especially to
provide help, advice, and encouragement. There is little
question that he will be missed by his former students and
associates not only as a colleague and mentor but above all
as a dear and close friend.
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