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Galston, Arthur William was born on April 21, 1920 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Freda (Zaks) Galston.
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In this volume, botanist Arthur Galston reveals the inner mechanisms that help plants react and change when necessary, including: the internal clock that tells plants the time of day, the chemical warfare used against predators and competitors, the methods of storing energy from sunlight, and the communications network that conveys information within the plant.
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Galston, Arthur William was born on April 21, 1920 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Freda (Zaks) Galston.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1940; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1943.
Research plant physiologist emergency rubber project, California Institute Technology, 1943-1944;
senior research fellow, California Institute Technology, 1947-1950;
associate professor biology, California Institute Technology, 1951-1955;
instructor, Yale University, 1946-1947;
professor plant physiology, Yale University, 1955-1965;
professor biology, Yale University, 1965-1972;
Eaton professor botany, Yale University, 1973-1990;
emeritus professor, Yale University, 1990;
director division biological science, Yale University, 1965-1966;
senior research biologist, Yale University, since 1990;
department chairman botany, Yale University, 1961-1962;
department chairman biology, Yale University, 1985-1988. Consultant central research department E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, 1956-1978, Plant Resources Venture Funds, 1983-1989, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1988-1994. Member division biology and agriculture National Research Council, 1963-1966, 85-88, member commission on space biology and medicine, 1983-1986.
Einstein professor Faculty Agriculture Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1980. Visiting scientist Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge, England, 1983. Visiting fellowWolfson College, Cambridge U., 1983.
Visiting scholar Riken Institute, Japan, 1988-1989.
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(1964 Foundations of Modern Biology Series 118 pages with ...)
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Served as ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Military government Okinawa. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman committee on meetings 1956-1959, life member), American Society Plant Physiologists (secretary 1955-1957, vice president 1957-1958, president 1963-1964).
Member International Association Plant Physiology (secretary-treasurer 1961-1967, fellow 2007), Botanical Society of America (editorial board 1959-1961, 72-76, president 1967-1968), Federation American Scientists (council 1973-1976), American Society Biochemists, Molecular Biological, American Society Photobiology, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Academy Arts & Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Dale Judith Kuntz, June 27, 1941. Children: William Arthur, Beth Dale.