Reynold Clayton Fuson (June 1, 1895 – August 4, 1979) was an American chemist.Born in Wakefield, Illinois, Fuson attended Central Normal College in Danville, Indiana, where after one year in 1914 he was certified as a teacher. He received a Bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Montana, a Master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He accepted a postdoctoral appointment at Harvard University with E. P.