Herrick L. Johnston

Herrick L. Johnston
Born	March 29, 1898(1898-03-29) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	October 6, 1965 (aged 67) Columbus, Ohio
Fields	cryogenics
Institutions	Ohio State University
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisor	William F. Giauque
Doctoral students	W. Heinlen Hall Paul J. Flory
Known for	isotopes of oxygen liquid hydrogen
Notable awards	Guggenheim Fellowship (1933)
Spouse	Margaret Vanderbilt (1901–1996, m. 1923)

Herrick Lee Johnston (March 29, 1898 – October 6, 1965) was an American chemist, best known for his work in cryogenics.

Selected writings

• Johnston, Herrick L. A Periodic Arrangement of the Atomic Nuclei. The Prediction of Isotopes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1931, 53 (8), 2866–71. DOI: 10.1021/ja01359a004.
• Davis, Clyde O.; Johnston, Herrick L. Fractionation of the Hydrogen Isotopes by the Addition of Sodium to Water. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1934, 56 (2), 492–93. DOI: 10.1021/ja01317a510.
• Johnston, Herrick L. The Preparation of Deuterium-Free Water. Deuterium Content of Ordinary Water and the Atomic Weight of Hydrogen. Electrolytic Separation of the Oxygen Isotopes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1935, 57 (3), 484–86. DOI: 10.1021/ja01306a027.
• Hall, W. Heinlen; Johnston, Herrick L. Concentration of the Heavier Isotopes of Oxygen in Commercial Electrolytic Cells. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1935, 57 (9), 1515–17. DOI: 10.1021/ja01312a001.
• Hall, W. Heinlen; Johnston, Herrick L. Influence of Combustion Conditions on the Density of Water Formed from Commercial Hydrogen and Oxygen. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1936, 58 (10), 1920–22. DOI: 10.1021/ja01301a025.
• Rossini, Frederick D.; Gucker, Frank T., Jr.; Johnston, Herrick L.; Pauling, Linus; Vinal, George W. Status of the Values of the Fundamental Constants for Physical Chemistry as of July 1, 1951. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1952, 74 (11), 2699–2701. DOI: 10.1021/ja01131a001.
• Cunningham, Clarence M.; Johnston, Herrick L. The Surface Catalysis of the Ortho- to Para-Conversion in Liquid Hydrogen by Paramagnetic Oxides on Alumina. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1958, 80 (10), 2377–82. DOI: 10.1021/ja01543a009.
• Cunningham, Clarence M.; Chapin, Douglas S.; Johnston, Herrick L. Separation of Orthohydrogen from Parahydrogen and of Paradeuterium from Orthodeuterium by Preferential Adsorption. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1958, 80 (10), 2382–84. DOI: 10.1021/ja01543a010.
• White, David; Hu, Jih-Heng; Johnston, Herrick L. The Heats of Vaporization of Para-hydrogen and Ortho-deuterium from their Boiling Points to their Critical Temperatures. J. Phys. Chem. 1959, 63 (7), 1181–83. DOI: 10.1021/j150577a038.

External links

• The Cryogenics Laboratory at Ohio State University