Background
Brine, Charles James was born on July 4, 1950 in Newark. Son of Charles James and Irene Brine.
Brine, Charles James was born on July 4, 1950 in Newark. Son of Charles James and Irene Brine.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry cum laude, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1972; Master of Science in Marine Studies, U. Delaware, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Studies, U. Delaware, 1979.
Postdoctoral fellow, U. Delaware College Marine Studies, Newark, 1979-1980;
research chemist food and pharmaceutical products division, Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1980-1982;
manager exploratory research, Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1982-1988;
research associate, Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1988-1991;
senior research associate, Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1991-1992;
senior research associate, Novon Products division Warner-Lambert Company, Morris Plains, New Jersey, since 1992. Member science advisory board The Chitin Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988-1989. Member of advisory board Journal Agriculture and Food Chemistry, Washington, 1990-1991.
Officer, chairman 5th International Conference on Chitin and Chitosan, 1991.
Member American Chemical Society (vice chairman division agricultural and food chemistry 1989,chairman-elect program committee 1990, chairman program committee 1991, chairman division, Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division award 1992), American Chito Science Society (co-founder, vice president since 1989).
Married Patricia Anne Rimo, June 4, 1972 (divorced July 1977).