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Background
Henry Ransom Cecil McBay is a professor emeritus of chemistry at Morehouse College and co-director of the Program for Research Integration and Support for Matriculation (PRISM) to the Doctorate at Clark Atlanta University. Prior to his retirement, McBay had served on Morehouse’s teaching faculty for over three decades. He earned his PhD in chemistry from the University of Chicago, following a BS from Wiley College and MS from Atlanta University.
Interests
Throughout his career, McBay pursued numerous research projects, including substitutes for jute fiber, new types of plastics, and acetyl peroxide in organic chemistry. In his long teaching career, over 50 chemistry majors under his tutelage went on to earn doctoral and medical degrees. He also developed a chemistry education program for Liberia as part of a UNESCO mission.