Gustav Richard Jansen

Background

Jansen, Gustav Richard was born on May 19, 1930 in New York City. Son of Gustav Enoch and Ruth Miriam (Olson) Jansen.

Education

Student, Wagner College Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1958.

Career

Associate chemist, American Cyanamid, Stamford, Connecticut, 1953-1954; research biochemist, E.I. DuPont De Nemours, Wilmington, Delaware, 1958-1962; research fellow, Merck Institute, Rahway, New Jersey, 1962-1969; professor, department head, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1969-1990; professor emeritus, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, since 1990. Member human nutrition board for school counselors USDA, Washington, 1986-1991. Member commission on military nutrition research Institute Medicine.

Achievements

• Gustav Richard Jansen has been listed as a noteworthy Food science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1950-1953. Fellow Institute Food Technologists (Executive Committee 1989-1991). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Nutrition, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Association Scholars.

Interests

• Avocations: violin, tennis.

Connections

Married Coerene Miller, July 5, 1953. Children: Norman, Barbara, Kathryn, Ellen.

Father:

Gustav Enoch Jansen

Mother:

Ruth Miriam (Olson) Jansen

Spouse:

Coerene Miller

child:

Kathryn Jansen

child:

Norman Jansen

child:

Ellen Jansen

child:

Barbara Jansen