Background
Griffin, Henry Claude was born on February 14, 1937 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Arthur Gwynn and Christa Lou (Wilson) Griffin.
Griffin, Henry Claude was born on February 14, 1937 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Arthur Gwynn and Christa Lou (Wilson) Griffin.
Bachelor of Science, Davidson College, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962.
Instructor mathematics, New Preparatory School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1960-1961;
research associate, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, 1962-1964;
guest scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, 1964-1970;
assistant professor of chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1964-1970;
associate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1970-1989;
professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1989. Visiting scientist Swiss Federal Reactor Institute, Wuvenlingen, 1971-1972. Visiting research engineer University of California, Berkeley, 1978-1979.
Chairperson senate assembly University of Michigan, 1993-1994. Director nuclear studies Environmental Research Group, Ann Arbor,1980-1981.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (chairperson steering committee Control region 1994-1995), American Physical Society.
Married Barbara Jean Pierson, September 3, 1960. Children: Gwen Meredith Van Ark, Lyle Deborah Woodruff.