Background
Woese, Carl R. was born on July 15, 1928 in Syracuse, New York, United States.
biophysicist microbiology educator
Woese, Carl R. was born on July 15, 1928 in Syracuse, New York, United States.
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Physics, Amherst College, 1950. Doctor of Science (honorary), Amherst College, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics, Yale University, 1953.
Postgraduate, University Rochester, 1955. Doctor of Science (honorary), Syracuse University, 1994.
Research associate biophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1955-1960; Biophysicist, General Electric Research Laboratory, 1960-1963; professor microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1964. Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed chair University of Illinois, 1996.
Fellow Explorer's Club, Indian National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Academy Microbiology. Member Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Hygiene und Mikrobiologie (correspondent), Deutsche Akademie Der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (correspondent), Max-Planck Society, National Academy of Sciences (Selman A. Waksman award 1997), Center Advanced Study University Illinois.