Eugene Zavarin

Background

Zavarin, Eugene was born on February 21, 1924 in Sombor, Yugoslavia. Son of Alexey K. and Iya A. (Shepkin) Zavarin. came to the United States, 1950.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Goettingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1954.

Career

Senior laboratory technician, University of California, Berkeley, 1952-1954; assistant specialist, Forest Products Laboratory, Richmond, California, 1954-1957; assistant forest product chemist, Forest Products Laboratory, Richmond, California, 1957-1962; associate forest product chemist, Forest Products Laboratory, Richmond, California, 1962-1968; forest product chemist, Forest Products Laboratory, Richmond, California, since 1968; lecturer wood chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1962-1975; professor forestry, University of California, Berkeley, 1975-1992; professor forestry emeritus, since 1992. Reviewer grant proposals National Science Foundation.

Achievements

• Eugene Zavarin has been listed as a noteworthy Forestry science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow International Academy Wood Science. Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, gardening, photography.

Connections

Married Valentina S. Kusubov, July 15, 1956. Children: Ksenya, Sergey, Michael, Nina, Mavrick.

Father:

Alexey K. Zavarin

Mother:

Iya A. (Shepkin) Zavarin

Spouse:

Valentina S. Kusubov

child:

Sergey Zavarin

child:

Ksenya Zavarin

child:

Michael Zavarin

child:

Mavrick Zavarin

child:

Nina Zavarin