He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Butler University in Indianapolis in 1929 and a PhD in 1932 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research continued at Harvard University in 1933 as a National Research Council Fellow.
He acquired a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Butler University in 1929 and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1932. His subsequent work was conducted at Harvard University under a National Research Council Fellowship in 1933.