hiː wʌz nˈɛkst ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv kˈɛmɪstɹi æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ sˈɛvəntˌiːn jˈɪɹz æt ɹˈoʊz pˌɑːlɪtˈɛknɪk ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ɪn tˈɛɹ hˈɔːt, ˌɪndiːˈænə stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ðɛɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
He was next a professor of chemistry at the University of Tennessee, followed by seventeen years at Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana (starting there in 1886).