Herman Branson

Herman Russell Branson
Herman Russell Branson
	Branson, right, at Morgan State University circa 1960
Born	Herman Russell Branson; August 14, 1914; Pocahontas, Virginia, U.S.
Died	June 7, 1995 (aged 80)
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	Virginia State College; New York University; University of Cincinnati;
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics, Biochemistry
Institutions	Dillard University; Howard University; California Institute of Technology; Central State University; Lincoln University;
Thesis	I. The effects of soft x-rays on Tubifex Tubifex, II. The construction and operation of an x-ray intensity measuring device, III. The quantization of mass. (1939)
Doctoral advisor	Boris Padolsky
Doctoral students	Titus Pankey; Arthur Thorpe

Herman Russell Branson (August 14, 1914 – June 7, 1995) was an American physicist, chemist, best known for his research on the alpha helix protein structure, and was also the president of two colleges. He received a fellowship from the Rosenwald Foundation.

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