Background
Gessner, Robert Valentine was born on April 17, 1948 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Valentine F. and Eleanor A. Gessner.
educator microbiologist mycologist
Gessner, Robert Valentine was born on April 17, 1948 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Valentine F. and Eleanor A. Gessner.
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1970. Master of Science, University Rhode Island, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rhode Island, 1975.
Teaching assistant, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1970-1975; postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Marine Sciences, U. North Carolina Chapel Hill, Morehead City, North Carolina, 1975-1976; visiting research associate, Institute of Marine Sciences, U. North Carolina Chapel Hill, Morehead City, 1976-1978; assistant professor, Western Illinois U., Macomb, 1978-1982; associate professor, Western Illinois U., Macomb, 1982-1988; professor, Western Illinois U., Macomb, since 1988.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Microbiology, Mycological Society of America, British Mycological Society, American Phyopathol. Society, Illinois State Academy of Sciences, International Society Arboriculture, North American Mycological Association.
Married Catherine A. Palm-Gessner, June 14, 1981.