Background
Powers, Edward Lawrence was born on December 30, 1915 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of Edward Lawrence and Emilie (Devereux) Powers.
Powers, Edward Lawrence was born on December 30, 1915 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of Edward Lawrence and Emilie (Devereux) Powers.
Student, University Notre Dame, 1934. Bachelor of Science, College of Charleston, South Carolina, 1938. Doctor of Letters (honorary), 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1941.
Teaching assistant College Charleston, 1936-1938. Assistant zoology Johns Hopkins, 1938-1941. Visiting lecturer genetics Fordham University, 1941, visiting lecturer biology, 1943.
Instructor, then assistant professor University Notre Dame, 1941-1945. Associate biologist Argonne National Laboratory, 1946-1949, senior biologist, 1949-1965, associate director division biological and medical research, 1950-1959. Professor zoology, director Laboratory Radiation Biology, University Texas-Austin, since 1965, director Center for Fast Kinetics Research, 1965-1986, Thomas Stearns Painter centennial professor genetics, 1985-1986.
Editor Oxygen and Oxy-radicals in Chemistry and Biology, 1982. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member Park Forest (Illinois) Planning and Zoning Commission, 1949-1952, chairman, 1950-1952. Member Park Forest Zoning Board Appeals, 1951-1952, Park Forest Building Code Board Appeals, 1951-1952. Board directors Park Forest Family Counseling Services, 1951-1952.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Human Genetics, American Society Microbiologists, American Society Naturalists, American Society Zoologists, British Association Radiation Research, Genetic Association American, Genetics Society, Radiation Research Society (secretary-treasurer 1958-1964, president 1964-1965), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Mary Eleanor Fogarty, December 27, 1939. Children: Mary Eugenia Powers Anderson, Emilie Powers Dacunto, Judith Ann, Catherine Powers Schourek, Patricia Powers Swanney, Christina Powers Barnett, Barbara Powers Crockett.