Background
Caspar, Donald L.D. was born on January 8, 1927 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Caspar V. and Blanche (Dvorak) Caspar.
biophysics and structural biology educator
Caspar, Donald L.D. was born on January 8, 1927 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Caspar V. and Blanche (Dvorak) Caspar.
Bachelor in Physics, Cornell University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics, Yale University, 1955.
Postdoctoral fellow California Institute of Technology, 1954-1955, Medical Research Council Laboratory Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1955-1956. Instructor biophysics Yale University, New Haven, 1956-1958, assistant professor, 1958-1959. Research associate Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962-1963, lecturer Medical School, 1963-1973.
Research associate in pathology Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1959-1973. Professor of physics, research professor of structural biology Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center Brandeis University, Waltham, 1972-1994, acting director Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, 1987-1988. Professor biological science Institute Molecular Biophysics Florida State University, 1994—2003, professor emeritus Institute Molecular Biophysics, since 2003.
Member biophysics and biophysics chemical study section National Institutes of Health, 1969—1973. Guest research associate in biology Brookhaven National Laboratory, since 1973, chairman biology department visiting committee, 1974—1977, member, 1996—1999, member neutron users advisory committee biology department, 1980—1981, 1991—1997, member advisory committee scanning transmission electron microscope facilty, 1985—1996, member program advisory committee high flux beam reactor physics department, 1992—1997, Haworth distinguished scientist, 1994—1996. Member national laser users facility steering committee Laboratory Laser Energetics University Rochester, New York, 1981—1984.
Member science advisory committee European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany, 1976—1981. Member scientific advisory committee structural biology center Argonne National Laboratory, 1989—1994. Member advisory board National Center Macromolecular Imaging Baylor College Medicine, 1995—2000.
Member editorial committee Annual Revs. Biophysics and Bioengring., 1970—1973. Visiting professor Institute Molecular Biophysics Florida State University, 1994.
Research fellow Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Institute Molecular Biology Nagoya University, 1984.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, Biophysics Society (president 1991-1992, national lecturer 1985, charter fellow 1999). Member National Academy of Sciences, American Crystallographic Association (Fankuchen award 1992).
Married Gwladys Williams, December 20, 1962. Children: Emma, David.