Charles Phelps Smyth

Charles Phelps Smyth
Born	(1895-02-10)February 10, 1895 Clinton, New York, United States
Died	March 18, 1990(1990-03-18) (aged 95) Bozeman, Montana, United States
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States
Education	Princeton University Harvard University
Awards	Medal of Freedom (1947) William H. Nichols Medal (1954)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Princeton University
Thesis	Solid thallium amalgams  (1921)
Doctoral advisor	Theodore William Richards
Doctoral students	William O. Baker

Charles Phelps "Charlie" Smyth^[1] (/smaɪθ/;^[2] February 10, 1895 – March 18, 1990) was an American chemist. He was educated at Princeton University and Harvard University. From 1920 to 1963 he was a faculty member in the Princeton Department of Chemistry, and from 1963 to 1970 he was a consultant to the Office of Naval Research. He was awarded the Nichols Medal by the New York Section of the American Chemical Society in 1954.

During World War I he worked in the National Bureau of Standards and the Chemical Warfare Service, and during World War II he worked on the Manhattan Project and Operation Alsos. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 1947 for the last.