Frederick Pettit Lossing (1915-1998) was a Canadian chemist at the National Research Council in Ottawa.[1] He was a prolific scientist and is mainly known for his contributions to mass spectrometry, the Fred P. Lossing Award awarded by the Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry is named after him.

Frederick Lossing
BornAugust 10, 1915[1]
Norwich, Canada
DiedMay 22, 1998[1]
Ottawa, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
McGill University
Known forMass spectrometry
Scientific career
FieldsAnalytical chemistry, mass spectrometry
InstitutionsNational Research Council
Thesis The preparation and properties of S2F10  (1942)

Lossing was born in Norwich and studied at the University of Western Ontario and obtained a PhD from McGill University in 1942. In 1946 he joined the National Research Council in Ottawa where he worked until his retirement in 1980.[1] His work included measurements of the ionization energies of free radicals and thermochemistry.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry: Volume 9: Historical Perspectives, Part B: Notable People in Mass Spectrometry
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