James Martin Farrar

Background

Farrar, James Martin was born on June 15, 1948 in Pittsburgh. Son of Martin W. and Lorraine H. (Williams) Farrar.

Education

AB, Washington University, 1970; Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1974.

Career

Postdoctoral researcher, Lawrence Berkeley (California) Laboratory, 1974-1976; assistant professor, U. Rochester, New York, 1976-1982; associate professor, U. Rochester, New York, 1982-1986; professor, U. Rochester, since 1986; chair department chemistry, U. Rochester, since 1997. Visiting fellow Joint Institute Laboratory Astrophysics, Boulder, Colorado, 1987-1988.

Achievements

• James Martin Farrar has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Kathy June Meyer, Mar.20, 1971. Children: Stacey Elizabeth, Andrew Martin.

Father:

Martin W. Farrar

Mother:

Lorraine H. (Williams) Farrar

Spouse:

Kathy June Meyer

child:

Stacey Elizabeth Farrar

child:

Andrew Martin Farrar