Background
Berson, Jerome Abraham was born on May 10, 1924 in Sanford, Florida, United States. Son of Joseph and Rebecca (Bernicker) Berson.
Berson, Jerome Abraham was born on May 10, 1924 in Sanford, Florida, United States. Son of Joseph and Rebecca (Bernicker) Berson.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, City College of New York, 1944. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, 1949.
National Research Council postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University, 1949-1950;assistant chemist, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, 1944;assistant professor, University of Southern California, 1950-1953;associate professor, University of Southern California, 1953-1958;professor, University of Southern California, 1958-1963;professor, University of Wisconsin, 1963-1969;professor, Yale University, 1969-1979;Irénée du Pont professor, Yale University, 1979-1992;Sterling professor, Yale University, 1992-1994;Sterling professor emeritus, since 1994;director division physical science and engineering, Yale University, 1983-1990. Visiting professor University of California, U. Cologne, U. Western Ontario, U. Karlsruhe, U. Lausanne. Fairchild Distinguished scholar California Institute Technology.
Consultant Riker laboratories, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, american Cyanamid Company, International Business Machines Corporation, Cord laboratories, SMC Corporation, Benjamin Franklin Goodrich Corporation, Lubrizol Corporation. Member medicinal chemistry study section National Institutes of Health, 1969-1973. Member of advisory panel chemistry National Science Foundation, 1964-1970.
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946, China. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society (California section award 1963, James Flack Norris award 1978, Nichols medal 1985, Roger Adams award 1987, Arthur C. Cope scholar 1992, Oesper award 1998, chairman division organic chemistry 1971), Royal Society Chemical, Chemical Society London, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Bella Zevitovsky, June 30, 1946. Children: Ruth, David, Jonathan.