Dr. Edward McCafferty, of Alexandria, VA, passed away on September 21, 2020. He was born on November 28, 1937 to Sylvester and Kathryn McCafferty and was raised in Wilkes, PA. He attended Wilkes College and earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry. He then attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA to earn his masters and eventually his Ph.D in chemistry. He also received a master's degree from John Hopkin's University in applied mathematics.

Dr. McCafferty worked for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, gaining industrial experience from 1955-1959 as a Research Engineer. He then worked at the Naval Research Laboratory as the lead scientist in corrosion metals for 32 and a half years. He had published extensively in the fields of corrosion science and surface chemistry. He wrote the textbook "Introduction to Corrosion Science."

In his years of being a successful scientist, Dr. McCafferty received the Jerome Kruger Award in Corrosion Science, Baltimore-Washington chapter of NACE in 2003 and the Victor K. LaMer Award of the American Chemical Society in 1971. He was a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society and was the 2007 recipient of the H.H. Uhlig Award of the Electrochemical Society for excellence in corrosion research. He was the past Chairman of the Corrosion Division of the Washington Chapter of the Electrochemical Society. He also was a Robert A. Welch Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas with Prof. Norman Hackerman (1968-1970). He served 60 years as a member of the American Chemical Society. He had been a visiting scientist in the Department of Chemistry and the Center for Adhesive and Sealant Science at Virginia Tech University from 1996-1997.

Edward lived and raised his family in Alexandria, VA before residing in Maryland for a short time. He taught at the George Washington University and worked as a consultant while living in Alexandria. Aside from his many interests in science, he enjoyed listening to baseball games on the radio or watching the games in person. He also enjoyed writing poetry.

He is survived by his wife, Mary McCafferty; his children, Chris and Colleen, and his grandchildren, Liam and Rees; and his sister Dolores McCafferty. A memorial celebration will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson's Foundation, Wilkes University or Lehigh University.

Parkinson's foundation: https://secure3.convio.net/prkorg/site/SPageNavigator/2017_donate_form_2.html?_ga=2.161845692.1092650573.1600867804-697476335.1600867804&_gac=1.238806708.1600867804.EAIaIQobChMImvrNo7H_6wIV0-KGCh2EdACDEAAYASAAEgKFG_D_BwE

Wilkes University fund: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/344/index.aspx?sid=344&gid=1&pgid=921&cid=1857

Lehigh University fund: https://giving.lehigh.edu/lehighfund