Walter Bauer
Research Chemist
Research And Development
Degussa
Germany
Biography
Walter Bauer came from a family of businessmen and craftsmen. After attending a humanist grammar school, he studied Chemistry and Physics at the Universities of Jena and Munich between 1911 and 1917. That same year he was awarded his doctorate in Natural Sciences “magna cum laude” as a Liebig scholar in Jena. In 1918, he started work as a chemist for Röhm und Haas and managed the laboratory where research was conducted into the basic principles of acrylate chemistry. In 1938, Bauer was appointed director. At the time of his appointment, research into acrylate chemistry at Röhm & Haas was still in its infancy. Bauer’s field of activity included both the synthesis of primary monomer products, particularly acrylic acid esters, and research into the products of their polymerization. The development of numerous important applications and significant technical manufacturing processes also came within his sphere of responsibility.
Research Interest
Chemistry
