James Leslie Jensen

Background

Jensen, James Leslie was born on October 17, 1939 in Tulare, California, United States. Son of Lester Eugene and Mabel Irene (Brown) Jensen.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, Westmont College, 1961; Master of Arts in Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, U. Washington, 1967.

Career

Instructor chemistry, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, 1962-1964; instructor chemistry, U. Washington, Seattle, 1968; from assistant professor to professor, California State University, Long Beach, since 1968; associate dean School Natural Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, 1983-1993; dean College National Sciences and Mathematics, California State University, Long Beach, since 1993. Visiting scientist Brandeis U.-William Polk Jencks Laboratory, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1974-1975;visiting professor University of California Irvine, 1981-1982. Chairman various university and Schools.dept. committees.

Lecturer over 40 university and professional conferences, United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Sweden.

Achievements

• James Leslie Jensen has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator, dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Science Affiliation, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, American Chemical Society (organic division), Royal Society Chemistry (organic chemistry division, fast reactions groups), National Association for Science, Technology, Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Connections

Married Nancy Ruth Peterson, August 13, 1960. Children: Randall Mark, Linda Suzanne.

Father:

Lester Eugene Jensen

Mother:

Mabel Irene (Brown) Jensen

Spouse:

Nancy Ruth Peterson

child:

Randall Mark Jensen

child:

Linda Suzanne Jensen