Background
Harris, Harold Hart was born on March 12, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Son of Arthur Ankeny and Opal Ernestine (Hart) Harris.
Harris, Harold Hart was born on March 12, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Son of Arthur Ankeny and Opal Ernestine (Hart) Harris.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Michigan State University, 1967.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Irvine, 1966-1967; instructor chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1967-1970; from assistant to associate professor of chemistry, U. Missouri, St. Louis, since 1970; associate professor education, U. Missouri, St. Louis, since 1994. Consultant Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado, 1986. Faculty research participant Aero Propulsion Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, since 1991.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors (chapter president 1977), American Chemical Society (section board directors 1987-1988, alternate councilor 1989-1992, chair St. Louis section 1994, director since 1996), American Physical Society, Federation American Scientists, National Science Teachers Association, Combustion Institute, Sigma Xi.
Married Mary Elizabeth Cline, June 25, 1967. Children: Matthew Marlin, Jill Elizabeth.