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Education/Research Cellular Biology

• Bachelors of Science in Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1958

• PhD in Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1963

• Full Professor University of Colorado, 1972

• Visiting Professor Imperial Cancer Research London England, 1973

• First identification of an Oncogene Product, 1977

• First identification of Oncogene Protein Kinase Activity, 1978

• Appointed Full Professor Harvard University in Cellular and Developmental Biology, 1983

• Visiting Professor Institute Curie Paris France, 1996

• Author of Over 190 Papers on Cell Biology and Cancer Research

• Awarded Lifetime American Cancer Society Professorship, 1983

• Albert and Mary Lasker Prize in Basic Medical Sciences, 1983

• Elected to National Academy of Sciences, 1983

Science/Research/Government

• Bachelor of Arts in Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972

• Doctor of Philosophy in Biology (Botany), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983

• Manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Terrestrial Ecology Program, 1987-2014

• Program leader for field campaigns and NASA research aircraft deployments conducted around the world

• Program Scientist for 6 NASA Earth-observing satellites and data systems

• Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America, 1991-2021

• Member (1998-2014) and Co-Chair (2002-2005), Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group, U.S. Global Change Research Program

• Author or Editor of over 40 scientific articles, reports, and book chapters

• Recipient of 34 NASA Awards, including Exceptional Service Medal (2000, 2014), Cooperative External Achievement (2004), Distinguished Achievement (2013)

• Edward A. Flinn III Award, American Geophysical Union (2007)

• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (Elected 2014)