While at Berkeley he co-discovered mendelevium. Video documentation of the discovery was produced by the television station KQED and can be viewed on YouTube with a new narration by Claude Lyneis.[6][7]
He taught at Florida State University from 1956 until 2001. He served there as Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and was named Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor, "...the highest honor the Florida State faculty bestows upon one of its own."[8]
The chemistry wing of the science building at Loyola University is named for Choppin,[9] and the Gregory R. Choppin Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry is an endowed chair at Florida State University.[8]
Choppin is sometimes credited with co-discovering the elements einsteinium and fermium.[8][10]
References
^ a b"The 1995 Ralph and Helen Oesper Awardee : Honoring Gregory R. Choppon" (PDF). Artsci.uc.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
^Mendelevium: The Way It Was. YouTube. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
^"60-Year-Old Film Surfaces, Depicting Discovery of Mendelevium". Lbl.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
^ a b cFlorida State University News (28 August 2012). " "Florida State 24/7 - The News Site of Florida State University". Fsu.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-27.