Ronald A. Hites was an American chemist, currently a distinguished professor at Indiana University, and also a published author.
his expertise included applying organic analytical chemistry techniques to the analysis of trace levels of toxic pollutants, especially polybrominated flame retardants and polychlorinated biphenyls and pesticides.
Education Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968 B.A., Chemistry, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1964 Distinguished Professor Emeritus Ronald Hites was an environmental chemist specializing in the behavior of potentially toxic organic compounds.
Prof. Hites published six books, nearlyto 500 scientific papers, and supervised about 90 post-doctoral associates and graduate students.
Recent work involved the use of mass spectrometry to analyze trace levels of potentially toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes basin, including discontinued and alternative flame retardants, polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.