Background
Kearns, David Richard was born on March 20, 1935 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Son of Clyde W. and Camille V. (French) Kearns.
Kearns, David Richard was born on March 20, 1935 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Son of Clyde W. and Camille V. (French) Kearns.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Illinois, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy., University of California, Berkeley, 1960.
United States Air Force doctoral fellow, University of Chicago, 1960-1961; United States Air Force doctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1961-1962; assistant professor of chemistry, University of California, Riverside, 1962-1963; associate professor, University of California, Riverside, 1964-1967; professor, University of California, Riverside, 1968-1975; professor, University of California, San Diego, since 1975.
Member American Chemical Society (California section award 1973), American Physical Society, American Society Photobiology.
Married Alice Chen, July 5, 1958. Children: Jennifer, Michael.