Darlene Joy Spira-Solomon

Background

Spira-Solomon, Darlene Joy was born on February 7, 1959 in Walnut Creek, California, United States. Daughter of Erwin Irving and Beverly Sue (Davis) Spira.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984; AEA Stanford Executive Institute, Stanford University, 1995.

Career

Research assistant, Beckman Instruments, Palo Alto, California, 1978-1979; research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1980-1984; research associate, Stanford (California) U., 1982-1984; assistant in instruction FT-International Rectifier spectroscopy, Stanford (California) U., 1982-1983; research scientist, Hewlett-Packard laboratories, Palo Alto, since 1984. Member scientific advisory board Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation. Advisory board departments of bioengineering and agriculture, University of California Davis.

Achievements

• Darlene Joy Spira-Solomon has been listed as a noteworthy researcher, chemist, manager by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

College recruiter Hewlett-Packard, since 1985. Co-chairman Hewlett-Packard Technology Women's Conference, 1988, chairman advisory board, 1989-1991. Workshop coordinator Expanding Your Horizons Conference, Humboldt State University, 1987.

Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, tennis, travel, international dining and cooking, spectator football.

Connections

Married Edward Ira Solomon, September 15, 1984. Children: Mitchell Landau, Paige Elana.

Father:

Erwin Irving Spira

Mother:

Beverly Sue (Davis) Spira

Spouse:

Edward Ira Solomon

child:

Mitchell Landau Spira-Solomon

child:

Paige Elana Spira-Solomon