User:Nolabob

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Born	New Orleans
Country	United States
Current location	Colorado Pennsylvania (at times)
Languages	English Spanish (limited)
Time zone	MDT
Current time	Current time for UTC-6 is 14:08
Personality type	INTJ
Family and friends
Marital status	married
Children	2
Siblings	1
Education and employment
Occupation	Research scientist
Employer	retired
Education	PhD
High school	Jesuit High School of New Orleans
College	Tulane University
University	University of California, Berkeley
Account statistics
Joined	14 February 2011
Edit count	10,000+

I currently reside in Denver, Colorado, in the United States. For many years, I resided in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where I lived when I first began contributions to the Wikipedia and some of its sister projects. I still spend a significant amount of time in Pennsylvania.

I earned a PhD in Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley, which explains my particular interest in matters related to Chemistry and Materials on the Wikipedia.

I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, which explains why I have done so much Wikipedia editing on matters related to New Orleans. I am also an alumnus of Tulane University in New Orleans with a BS in Chemistry, having graduated from Jesuit High School of New Orleans in 1974.

Original Articles, listed below in the order in which I wrote them. Perhaps the quality improved as I became more experienced.

Significant Contributions to:

I have edited many other articles, too numerous to list here. I started contributing to the Wikipedia in February 2011. In addition, I have uploaded many photographs to the Wikimedia Commons and am beginning contributions to Wikivoyage. I usually have something under development in my sandboxes:

• E. William Jensen
• Green Valley Ranch
• Thomas H. Clancy, S.J.
• Annabelle Bernard, New Orleans born opera singer

I have interest at present in upgrading the articles on Nina Floy Bracelin, and gas lighting, as well as several others not listed here.

I have a test platform. Here is a user subpage with a list of tools.

Beginning in March 2017, I volunteered to assist the Wikipedian-in-Residence at the Science History Institute. In this capacity, I have made significant contributions to, edited extensively, or originated, the articles listed below. The position of Wikipedian-in-Residence at the Science History Institute ceased to exist as a result of the economic downturn from the 2020 global pandemic.

1. pH Meter, scientific instrument
2. Spectronic 20, scientific instrument
3. Cary 14 Spectrophotometer, scientific instrument
4. Arnold Thackray, science historian
5. Leroy Hood, biologist, inventor of several scientific instruments
6. Carl Axel Arrhenius, early chemist, research led to discovery of several elements
7. Nils Johan Berlin, early chemist, devised means of separating rare earth elements
8. Jöns Jacob Berzelius, chemist, important in the early history of the field
9. Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand, Swedish chemist who made contributions to the forerunner of the periodic table
10. Bohuslav Brauner, Czech chemist who contributed to understanding periodicity, atomic weights and rare earth chemistry
11. Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, chemist, discoverer of several elements, pioneer in the field of spectroscopy
12. Fritz Strassmann, nuclear chemist whose pioneering research led to discovery of nuclear fission.
13. Harold G. Richter, nuclear chemist and environmental chemist
14. Friedrich Wöhler, early pioneer in organic chemistry
15. Wilhelm Ostwald, physical chemist

In December 2019, I created my first article for Wikiquote, that on Julius Rosenwald. This link is to my WikiQuote user page which lists my original articles for Wikiquote. I also originate WikiData items, usually for subjects that might not meet the notability threshold of Wikipedia or subjects for which there might not yet be sufficient verifiable references. Perhaps I could more accurately describe myself as a "Wikimedian" than a "Wikipedian".

I participate regularly in the Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia WikiSalons.

On January 1, 2022, the article I originated on the Christian Street Historic District achieved Did You Know status. The article about Curtis Imrie was a DYK on August 9, 2022.

As of February 2022, the article on Calutron Girls achieved Good Article status, an article for which I completed extensive upgrades.

In October 2022, I completed NPP Reviewer training and became an approved New Page Reviewer effective October 24, 2022.

Beginning on August 13, 2022, I began serving as a reviewer for articles nominated for Good Article status. As of August 22, 2022, I have completed three GA nomination reviews (passing two and failing one).

In October 2019, I received my first barnstar.

In August 2022, I awarded my first barnstar.

This user was born in Louisiana.

This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals.

This user is a donor to the Wikimedia Foundation. You can be one, too.

This User went through the rigors of WP:NPP school and graduated!!

This user is an inventor on some US Patents.

This user has visited 50 states in the USA and the District of Columbia.

This user is a chemist.

This user has visited 43 of the 206 countries in the world.

This user is from N'awlins.

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