Background
Leyden, Donald Elliott was born on June 26, 1938 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of Elliott Hampton and Vivian Ione (Buckner) Leyden.
Leyden, Donald Elliott was born on June 26, 1938 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of Elliott Hampton and Vivian Ione (Buckner) Leyden.
Bachelor of Science, Kent State University, Ohio, 1960; Master of Science, Emory University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University, 1964.
Faculty, U. Georgia, Athens, 1965-1976; Phillipson professor environmental and mining chemistry, U. Denver, 1976-1981; professor of chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1981-1988; associate principal scientist, Philip Morris United States of America, Richmond, Virginia, since 1988.
Member American Chemical Society, Society for Applied Spectroscopy.
Married Alice Jane Trowbridge, June 10, 1961. Children: Mary Dawn, Sean Michael.