Background
Almodovár, Ismael was born on April 14, 1932 in San Germán, Puerto Rico. Son of Juan B. and Celia (Garcia) Almodovár.
Almodovár, Ismael was born on April 14, 1932 in San Germán, Puerto Rico. Son of Juan B. and Celia (Garcia) Almodovár.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, University Puerto Rico, 1952. Postgraduate, University Puerto Rico, 1974. Master of Science in Chemistry, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, 1960. Postdoctoral, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1962.
Instructor University Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 1952—1953, 1955—1956, assistant professor, 1960—1962, associate professor, 1962—1967, professor chemistry, since 1967, director nuclear science and technical division, Puerto Rico Nuclear Center, 1960—1962, director neutron diffracion program, 1963—1965, director graduate studies, 1965—1966, chairman department chemistry Rio Piedras, 1966—1970, dean College Natural Sciences, 1970—1974. Director Center Energy and Environmental Research, 1976—1977, president San Juan, since 1977. Health scientist administrator division research resources National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1974—1975.
Consultant science programs Puerto Rico Department Education, 1967—1970. Institutional representative Oak Ridge Associate Universities, 1970—1972, 1975. Member Puerto Rico Board Examiners Practice of Chemistry, 1969—1977, president, 1976—1977.
Member advisory committee marine affairs National Association State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, 1980—1981. Vice president Association Caribbean Universities and Research Institutes, since 1980. Peer evaluator National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation Middle States Association.
Member national commission higher education issues American Council Education, 1981, consultant. 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1952-1954, Korea.
Member Quality Board Puerto Rico, 1976—1982. Board regents The National Library Medicine National Institutes of Health, 1978—1982. Member advisory council to Secretary of Army Reserve Officers Training Corps.
Member Governor's Advisory Council on Energy, 0197—1982, Governor's Advisory Board on Education, since 1978, Governor's Advisory Board on Human Resources, since 1978. Trustee UNICA Foundation. Member of Academy Arts and Sciences Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Science Teachers Association, Chemists Association Puerto Rico (president 1968), American Institute Chemists, American Chemical Society (chapter chairman since 1970), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi (chairman chapter 1962).
Married Magdaline Sosnoski, January 6, 1964. Children: John, Lisa, Andrew, Paul, Diana, Evelyn.