Donald Wayne Thayer

Background

Thayer, Donald Wayne was born on January 15, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Robert Page and Beatrice E. Thayer.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, 1955—1958. Master of Science, Kansas State University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Colorado State University, 1962—1966.

Career

Resident research associate chemist Naval Medical Research Institute, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, 1966—1967, research chemist, 1967—1969. Assistant professor biological sciences Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 1969—1972, associate professor biological sciences, 1972—1976, professor biological sciences, 1976—1978. Program manager applied biology National Science Foundation, Washington, 1978—1981.

Chief food safety laboratory United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1981—1985, research leader food safety management unit, 1985—2001, research leader food safety intervention technologies research unit, since 2001. Board of advisors Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WIS., 1988—1998. Member u.s. delegate who working group on health impact and control methods of irradiated foods World Health Organization, Munich, 1986—1986.

Member u.s. delegate inter-american meeting harmonization of regulations on food irradiation in the americas International Consultative Group on Food Irradiation, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (Food and Agriculture Organization), World Health Organization (World Health Organization), International Atomic Energy Agency (International Atomic Energy Agency), Orlando, FLA., 1989—1989. Member u.s. delegate irradiation as a quarantine treatment of fresh fruits and vegetables International Consultative Group on Food Irradiation, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, World Health Organization, Bethesda, Doctor of Medicine, 1991—1991. Member u.s. delegate irradiation as a public health intervention measure for food-borne diseases in l.am. and the caribbean Fao, Iaea, Who, Washington, 1992—1992.

U.s. delegate and chair shelf-stable foods through irradiation processing Fao, Iaea, Vienna, 1993—1993. Usda representative office of science and technical policy (ostp) sub-committeee interagency radiation research and policy coordination National Science and Technology Council, Executive Office of the President, Washington, 1994—1998. Co-chair cast committee radiation pasteurization of foods Council For Agricultural Science and Technolgy, Ames, IOWA, 1994—1996.

Member u.s. delegate international consultative group for food irradiation Fao, Iaea, Geneva, 2000—2000. E5 United States Naval Reserve, 1958-1960, Bethesda, Maryland.

Achievements

• Donald Wayne Thayer has been listed as a noteworthy food chemist, microbiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: American Academy Microbiology. Member: American Chemical Society, Institute Food Technolgists, American Society Microbiology, International Association Food Protection (editorial board journal food protection 1995), Society Sigma Xi (Regional Lectureship 1971).

Interests

• Genealogy.

Connections

Married Suzanne Cooper, August 16, 1969.

Father:

Robert Page

Mother:

Beatrice E. Thayer

Spouse:

Suzanne Cooper