Background
Sands, Donald Edgar was born on February 25, 1929 in Leominster, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George and Emily (Parker) Sands.
Sands, Donald Edgar was born on February 25, 1929 in Leominster, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George and Emily (Parker) Sands.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Cornell Univercity, 1955.
Senior chemist, Lawrence Livermore (California) Laboratory, 1956-1962; assistant professor of chemistry, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1962-1965; associate professor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1965-1968; professor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, since 1968; director general chemistry, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1974-1975; associate dean arts and science, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1975-1981; acting dean, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1978, 80-81; associate vice president, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1981-1982; associate vice chancellor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1982-1984; vice chancellor academic affairs, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1984-1989; section head science and engineering education department, National Science Foundation, 1989-1991; member of staff department chemistry, U. Kentucky, Lexington, since 1991; department chairman chemical, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1993-1997; acting dean arts & science, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1997-1998.
Member American Chemical Society (chairman Lexington 1972), American Crystallographic Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi (chairman Lexington 1975), Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Elizabeth Stoll, July 28, 1956. Children: Carolyn Looff, Stephen Robert.