Background
Hirsh, Allen Gene was born on November 26, 1947 in Pinewald, New Jersey, United States. Son of Harry and Charlotte Joyce (Pyenson) Hirsh.
Hirsh, Allen Gene was born on November 26, 1947 in Pinewald, New Jersey, United States. Son of Harry and Charlotte Joyce (Pyenson) Hirsh.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1970. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture, University Maryland, 1985.
Nurseryman, Calgo Gardens Nursery, Toms River, New Jersey, 1973-1977; nurseryman, Potomac Garden Center, Potomac, Maryland., 1977-1979; research technologist, American Red Cross biomedical Research and Development laboratories, Bethesda, Maryland., 1979-1986; research scientist I, American Red Cross biomedical Research and Development laboratories, Rockville, Maryland., since 1986. Invited speaker in field.
Member American Society Plant Physiologists, Biophysics Society, International Society for Cryobiology, North America Thermal Analysis Society, Chesapeake and Potomac Thermal Analysis Society (vice president).
Married Rhonda Joy Weiss, September 7, 1987.