Eric Arni Gislason

Background

Gislason, Eric Arni was born on September 9, 1940 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Raymond Spencer and Jane Ann (Clifford) Gislason.

Education

Bachelor summa cum laude, Oberlin College, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1967.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow University California-Berkeley, 1967-1969. Assistant professor chemistry University Illinois, Chicago, 1969-1973. Associate professor University Illinois-Chicago, 1973-1977, professor, since 1977.

Acting head chemistry department University Illinois, Chicago, 1993-1994, head chemistry department, 1994-1999, interim dean College Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1997-1998, interim vice chancellor research, 1999-2001, vice chancellor research, since 2001, interim chancellor, since 2008. Visiting scientist Failover Manager Institute Atomic and Molecular Physics, Amsterdam, 1977-1978. Professor associé University Paris South, 1985.

Achievements

• Eric Arni Gislason has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society (visiting associations program), American Physical Society, Council forChem. Research, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Nancy Brown, September 11, 1962 (deceased June 1994). Children: Kristina Elizabeth, John Harrison. Married Sharon McKevitt Fetzer, April 25, 1998.

Father:

Raymond Spencer Gislason

Mother:

Jane Ann (Clifford) Gislason

Spouse:

Nancy Brown

Spouse:

Sharon McKevitt Fetzer

child:

Kristina Elizabeth Gislason

child:

John Harrison Gislason