After studying under William Ramsay at University College London, he joined the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts where he became a professor, separating and identifying rare earth elements by fractional precipitation and crystallization.
He joined the New Hampshire College of Agriculture. He joined the Mechanic Arts where he became a professor, separating and identifying rare earth elements by fractional precipitation and crystallization. He was studying under William Ramsay at University College London.