Background
Olander, Donald Raymond was born on November 6, 1931 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Raymond and Agnes Olander.
Olander, Donald Raymond was born on November 6, 1931 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Raymond and Agnes Olander.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Columbia University, 1953. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 1954. Doctor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958.
Assistant professor chemical engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1961; assistant professor nuclear engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1961-1965; associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1965-1972; professor nuclear engineering, University of California, Berkeley, since 1972; department chairman nuclear engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1979-1984. Faculty senior scientist Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, since 1963.
Fellow American Nuclear Society, National Academy of Engineering.
Married Gaby Alexander, June 16, 1956. Children: Benjamin, Doris, Eric.