Search Results
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Oral history interview with David Ron
- 1998-Dec-07 – 1998-Dec-09
David Ron was born in Ein Carmel, a kibbutz near Haifa, Israel. The kibbutz provided room and board for the family while Ron's parents were studying at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, his mother chemistry…
- Interviewee Ron, David, 1955-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ron, David, 1955-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Endocrinology, Genetic regulation, Endoplasmic reticulum
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Oral history interview with Markus D. Meister
- 1998-Nov-18
- 1998-Nov-20
- 1998-Nov-28
Markus D. Meister was born in Siegsdorf, Germany, a small town in Swabian Germany, in the foothills of the Alps. His father completed a PhD in physics, and when Markus was a young boy the family moved to the village of…
- Interviewee Meister, Markus, 1940-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Meister, Markus, 1940-, Science--Study and teaching, Euratom, Education, Bilingual, Biology, Berg, Howard C., 1934-, Neurosciences, Visual perception, Harvard Medical School
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Oral history interview with Rudolph E. Tanzi
- 1998-Nov-16 – 1998-Nov-18
- 1998-Nov-24
Rudolph E. Tanzi was born in Cranston, a suburb of Providence, Rhode Island, to parents of Italian descent. His father, until he suffered a fatal heart attack in his forties, was a baker in a family–run bakery in an…
- Interviewee Tanzi, Rudolph E.
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Tanzi, Rudolph E., Neurobiology, Neurobiologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Genetic disorders, Genetics--Research, Alzheimer's disease--Research
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2 items
Oral history interview with James L. Sherley
- 1998-Nov-20
- 1998-Nov-23
- 1998-Nov-24
James L. Sherley was born in Memphis, Tennessee, one of five children. His parents had been sharecroppers in a small town in Mississippi, but they moved to the Memphis area so that Sherley's father could become a worker…
- Interviewee Sherley, James L., 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sherley, James L., 1958-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cancer--Research, Oncology, African American physicians, Physicians, Scientists, Black
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9 items
Oral history interview with Arthur I. Mendolia
- 1998-Nov-12
Arthur Mendolia begins the interview with a discussion of his family and childhood. After graduating from high school in Youngstown, Ohio, Mendolia entered Case Western Reserve University in 1934, majoring in chemical…
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Oral history interview with Hugh D'Andrade
- 1998-Nov-06
Hugh A. D’Andrade begins the interview with a brief discussion of his education and early career. D’Andrade began his career in corporate law as General Attorney for the Ciba-Geigy Corporation in 1968. By 1977, he had…
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Oral history interview with Paul D. Gollnick
- 1998-Oct-12 – 1998-Oct-14
Paul D. Gollnick was born and mostly raised in Pullman, Washington. For one year when he was about 10 (or else in eighth grade) he and his family lived in Stockholm, Sweden, where his father was on sabbatical. Because…
- Interviewee Gollnick, Paul D., 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Gollnick, Paul D., 1958-, Biochemistry, Transfer RNA, HeLa cells, Gene expression, State University of New York at Buffalo, Molecular cloning, Bacillus subtilis, Medical scientists
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6 items
Oral history interview with R. Byron Bird
- 1998-Oct-01
R. Byron Bird opens the interview with a brief discussion of his childhood. Born in Texas, Bird's family moved frequently, following Bird's father, a professor of civil engineering. During high school in Washington, DC,…
- Interviewee Bird, R. Byron (Robert Byron), 1924-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Bird, R. Byron (Robert Byron), 1924-, University of Wisconsin, Chemical engineering, Chemical engineers, Rheology, Transport theory
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2 items
Oral history interview with Mark Winey
- 1998-Sep-14 – 1998-Sep-16
Mark Winey was born in Chicago, Illinois, where his father was finishing a Master's degree in chemistry at the University of Chicago. Some months later the family moved back to the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,…
- Interviewee Winey, Mark, 1961-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Microbiologists, Molecular biology--Research, Yeast, Yeast--Research, Centrosomes, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Winey, Mark
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2 items
Oral history interview with Trevor Williams
- 1998-Aug-12 – 1998-Aug-14
Trevor Williams, the youngest of three children, was born and grew up in Wolverhampton, England. His father worked for the railroads; he was drafted into the Royal Engineers, where he met Trevor's mother, who became a…
- Interviewee Williams, Trevor, 1959-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Williams, Trevor, 1959-, Virology, Medical scientists, Molecular biology--Research, Genetics--Research, Geneticists, Cancer--Research
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2 items
Arnold Beckman with George and Julie Argyros
- 1998-Jun
The photographs show Arnold Beckman at the keyboard and in group photograph with George Argyos--a real estate investor, former owner of the Seattle Mariners, and former ambassador to Spain--and his wife, Julie, at an…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Argyros, George L., Piano
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8 items
Oral history interview with Mary L. Good
- 1998-Jun-02
Mary Good begins the interview with a discussion of her family history, her childhood, and her early education. Her family moved from Texas to Arkansas in 1942, when her father was offered a principalship in Kirby. Good…
- Interviewee Good, Mary L., 1931-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Good, Mary L., 1931-, Universal Oil Products Company, Allied-Signal Inc., American Chemical Society, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Women chemists, Women in science, Radiochemistry, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
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Oral history interview with David R. Bryant
- 1998-Apr-08
David Bryant begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood. Bryant grew up in North Carolina as one of seven children. He began working at age ten, and held various jobs until he earned a scholarship to Wake…
- Interviewee Bryant, David R., 1936-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Chemistry, Organic, Hauser, Charlie, Bryant, David R., 1936-, Union Carbide Corporation, Vinyl acetate, Acrylic acid, Oxo process, Chemical industry, Chemists
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Oral history interview with Arnold Frankel
- 1998-Mar-13 (First session)
- 1998-Mar-27 (Second session)
Arnold Frankel begins the first interview with a discussion of his family background. His father emigrated from Poland to New York in 1907. Though he was a sign painter, he believed in the importance of education.…
- Interviewee Frankel, Arnold, 1922-1998
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Chemical engineering, Frankel, Arnold, 1922-1998, Corporations, Chemical engineers, Aceto Chemical Company, Publicker Industries
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6 items
Oral history interview with Stephanie L. Kwolek (1998)
- 1998-Mar-21
Stephanie Kwolek begins the interview with a discussion of her early career at DuPont. She joined DuPont in 1946, the same year she earned her B.S. in chemistry at Carnegie-Mellon University. Kwolek spent much of her…
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6 items
Oral history interview with Samuel Natelson
- 1998-Feb-26
Samuel Natelson begins the interview with a discussion of his family background and childhood in Brooklyn, New York. After receiving his Ph.D., he began his career teaching at Girls Commercial High School. While…
- Interviewee Natelson, Samuel
- Interviewer Warshaw, Myron M., Traynham, James G.
- Subject Natelson, Samuel, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Clinical chemists
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Oral history interview with Mark P. Kamps
- 1998-Feb-10 – 1998-Feb-12
Mark P. Kamps grew up in northern New Jersey, one of four children. His father was an engineer, his mother a teacher until her children came along. Kamps's parents, of Dutch descent, belonged to the Christian Reformed…
- Interviewee Kamps, Mark P., 1959-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kamps, Mark P., 1959-, Christian Reformed Church, Religion and science, Biochemistry, Retrovirus infections--Animal models, Cancer--Research, Protein kinases, Baltimore, David, Oncogenes, University of California, San Diego, Carcinogenesis, Gene expression, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Jeffrey Wilusz
- 1998-Jan-19 – 1998-Jan-21
Jeffrey Wilusz grew up in South Amboy, New Jersey, in a Polish Roman Catholic family. His father worked in various capacities for the telephone company; his mother was a homemaker until her four children were in school,…
- Interviewee Wilusz, Jeffrey, 1959-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject RNA--Research, Molecular biology--Research, Microbiologists, Ebola virus disease, Wilusz, Jeffrey, 1959-, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research
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2 items
Oral history interview with Jonathan M. Horowitz
- 1998-Jan-13 – 1998-Jan-15
Jonathan M. Horowitz was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a food photographer and his mother a housewife who later returned to work for a foundation. His family was "culturally" Jewish; their holidays were…
- Interviewee Horowitz, Jonathan Michael, 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Horowitz, Jonathan Michael, 1958-, Judaism, Retrovirus infections--Animal models, Oncology, Molecular genetics, Duke University, Cancer--Research, Oncogenes, Molecular biology, North Carolina State University. College of Veterinary Medicine, Medical scientists, Oncologists
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13 items
Oral history interview with Lee W. Riley
- 1997-Dec-29 – 1997-Dec-31
Lee W. Riley was born Hiroshi Satoyoshi: he spent his first ten years with his mother in Yokohama, Japan, then lived for a short time in a Japanese orphanage before being adopted by the Riley family, at which time he…
- Interviewee Riley, Lee W., 1949-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Riley, Lee W., 1949-, Public health, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Escherichia coli--Research, Tuberculosis--Research, Communicable diseases--Transmission, Tuberculosis--Pathogenesis
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58M 50S
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1997
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1996 lecture includes the…
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26m 23s
Making the Connection
- Careers for Chemical Engineers
- 1997
This video is aimed at college students interested in chemical engineering as a degree or a career. Recent graduates and early-career chemical engineers from a variety of employers and industries share their experiences…
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52 items
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60 items
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Oral history interview with Daniel E. Gottschling
- 1997-Dec-08 – 1997-Dec-10
Daniel E. Gottschling and his younger sister were born in Gary, Indiana. Their father was first an engineer and then in middle management at Bell Systems; their mother was an architect until she had children. Daniel…
- Interviewee Gottschling, Daniel E., 1955-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Gottschling, Daniel E., 1955-, Music, Concerts, Cech, Thomas, Telomere, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Yeast, Yeast--Genetics, University of Chicago, Epigenetics, Medical scientists