Background
Chesnut, Donald Blair was born on December 27, 1932 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of James Lyons and Naomi Irene (Wright) Chesnut.
Chesnut, Donald Blair was born on December 27, 1932 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of James Lyons and Naomi Irene (Wright) Chesnut.
Bachelor of Science, Duke University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1958.
Postdoctoral fellow, instructor physics, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1957-1958; associate professor of chemistry, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1965-1971; professor of chemistry, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1971; research chemist, E.I. duPont de Nemours, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1958-1965.
Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Deborah Berry, December 21, 1954. Children— Lauren, Blair, Lynn.