Donald Rivin

Background

Rivin, Donald was born on October 5, 1934 in Brooklyn. Son of Solomon and Anne (Duberstein) Rivin.

Education

Bachelor, Columbia University, 1955; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1960.

Career

Researcher, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts, 1959-1974; director fine particle technical department, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts, 1974-1980; corporation research fellow, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts, 1980-1988; manager environmental health, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts, 1980-1988; section chief materials, United States Army Natick (Massachusetts) Research, Development and Engineering Center, 1988-1993; team leader-materials, United States Army Natick (Massachusetts) Research, Development and Engineering Center, since 1993. Chairman Environmental Health Committee, 1978-1981. Consultant Health Effects Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1985.

Invited lecturer North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advanced Study Institute, 1979, Gordon Research Conference Elastomers, 1982.

Achievements

• Achievements include 14 patents. Freuently used method for determining surface groups on carbon, catalysts and pigments.

Membership

President Lake Watershed Association, Massachusetts, 1970-1976. Chairman Regional Resource Recovery Council, Massachusetts, 1978-1980. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Carbon Society (Executive Committee 1985-1993), Catalyst Society, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Connections

Married Marcia Toby Siegel, August 19, 1956. Children: Nancy, Alissa, Russell, Rachel.

Father:

Solomon Rivin

Mother:

Anne (Duberstein) Rivin

Spouse:

Marcia Toby Siegel

child:

Russell Rivin

child:

Nancy Rivin

child:

Alissa Rivin

child:

Rachel Rivin