Background
Messer, Jay James was born on January 31, 1946 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Son of Nelson Anders and Virginia Lee (Fields) Messer.
Messer, Jay James was born on January 31, 1946 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Son of Nelson Anders and Virginia Lee (Fields) Messer.
Bachelor of Science, Jacksonville U., 1969; Master of Science, U. Florida, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Florida, 1978.
Science teacher, Bishop Kenney H.S., Jacksonville, Florida, 1969-1971;
textbook salesman, Allyn & Bacon, Tampa, 1971-1972;
science teacher, The Bolles School, Jacksonville, 1972-1973;
visiting assistant professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1978-1979;
research assistant professor, Utah State University, Logan, 1980-1982;
research associate professor, Utah State University, Logan, 1983-1988;
program director, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1988-1991;
deputy director, atmospheric research and exposure assessment laboratory, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1992-1995;
senior scientist, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1995;
visiting professor, North Carolina Control U., Durham, since 1996. Science advisor Senator Daniel Ptrick Moynihan, Washington, 1991. Member of advisory board National Center for Transportation and the Environmental, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1993;active Environmental Protection Agency Risk Assessment Forum, 1995-1998.
Director environmental science division Environmental Protection Agency National Exposure Research Laboratory, 1997-1998.
Member Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Janice Marie Felgenhauer, Jna. 1, 1978; children: John Nelson, Elizabeth Annual.