Education:
1970 B.S. Physics (Honors) California Institute of Technology
1976 Ph.D. Biophysics Stanford University
Professional Experience:
1970 - 1976 Public Health Service Trainee, Stanford University
1976 - 1979 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Smith Kline Fellow, NIH Fellow, University of California, San Diego
1979 - 1985 Assistant Professor of Bacteriology and Public Health and of Genetics, Washington State University, Pullman
1985 - 1995 Associate Professor of Microbiology and of Genetics and Cell Biology, WSU
1987 - 1995 Associate Fellow, Institute of Biological Chemistry, WSU
1997 - 1999 Acting Chair and Chair, Department of Microbiology, WSU
1995 - 2015 Professor of Molecular Biosciences, WSU
2005 - 2006 Detailee, Department of Energy, Energy Biosciences Program
2008 - 2015 Associate Director, Agricultural Research Center, WSU
1987 - 2022 Faculty Associate in Molecular Plant Sciences, WSU
1995 - 2022 Fellow, Institute of Biological Chemistry, WSU
2022 – present Emeritus Professor, Institute of Biological Chemistry, WSU
2022 – present Emeritus Professor, Molecular Plant Sciences, WSU
2022 – present Affiliate Professor, Molecular Biology, New Mexico State Univ, Alcalde, NM
2022 – present Affiliate Professor, Plant and Environmental Sciences, NMSU
Primary Research Interests:
Sustainable Agriculture
Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
Bacterial Physiology and Genetics
Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism
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