Background
Rorabacher, David Bruce was born on June 8, 1935 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Son of Bruce Turner and Grace Bridgman (Renwick) Rorabacher.
Rorabacher, David Bruce was born on June 8, 1935 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Son of Bruce Turner and Grace Bridgman (Renwick) Rorabacher.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Michigan, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Purdue University, 1963.
Research engineer Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1957—1959. Graduate assistant Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1959—1963. Faculty member Wayne State University, since 1963, associate dean, 1984—1985, emeritus, since 2006.
Research associate Max-Planck-Institute, Gottingen, Germany, 1964—1965. Co-editor Mechanistic Aspects Inorganic Reactions, 1982.
Member of Association Analytical Chemists Detroit, American Chemical Society, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi.
Married Beverly Joan Brown, March 8, 1958. Children: Karin, John, Karl, Joanne.