Frank Kinard was the central figure in the San Jose State University (SJSU) Summer School sponsored by the American Chemical Society. It was largely through Frank's foresight, dedication and effort that the impact of the west coast summer school rippled well beyond those actually involved in the summer school. It was clear that the installment of his fundamental passion for science with all things radioactive into the students, from solid chemical and physical standpoints, was his mission in the weeks he spent in San Jose each summer. One of the most telling signs was the loyalty of the guest instructors that appeared in San Jose each year and how important they believed the summer school was to the fields it served. This loyalty to and the overall quality of the summer school revolved around Frank along with those assisting him at the SJSU. The impact of the summer school has been clearly felt in the fields it served, with several students having gone on to leadership roles. It has been the overall larger and extended impact, not just limited to the summer school students but extending to the entire scientific community engaged in the summer school, fostered by Frank, that was so exceptional and carries his legacy forward. A simple and small example, the relationship established between SJSU staff, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory summer school guests, and U.C. Berkeley led to a scientific project that measured and discovered the first circularly polarized luminescence from curium [J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 134  , 15545 (2012)].

Scientific signature of Frank Kinard on the San Jose State University summer school and the scientific community

248th National Meeting (2014)

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