Background
Greenleaf, John Edward was born on September 18, 1932 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of John Simon and Julia Clara (Flint) Greenleaf.
Greenleaf, John Edward was born on September 18, 1932 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of John Simon and Julia Clara (Flint) Greenleaf.
Master of Arts, New Mexico Highlands U., 1956; Bachelor in Physical Education, University of Illinois, 1955; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiological, University of Illinois, 1963.
Teaching assistant New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, 1955-1956. Engineering draftsman Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Springfield, Illinois, 1956-1957. Teaching assistant in physical education University Illinois, Urbana, 1957-1958, research assistant in physical education, 1958-1959, teaching assistant in human anatomy and physiology, 1959-1962.
Summer fellow National Science Foundation, 1962. Pre-doctoral fellow National Institutes of Health, 1962-1963. Research physiologist Life Sciences Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 1963—1966.
Research physiologist Space Sciences directorate National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Ames Research Center, 1967—2002. Postdoctoral fellowship Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1966-1967. Adjunct professor biology department San Francisco State University, 1988-2002.
Adjunct professor department exercise science University California, Davis, 1996-1901. Adjunct professor department human performance San Jose State University, since 2002. Japan Society for Promotion of Science visiting professor Kyoto Prefectural University Medicine, 1997.
Member international advisory board Medicina Sportiva.
Public director New Mexico Highlands University Foundation, 1999—2006, life member Bronze Cir.Coll. Liberal Arts & Sciences, University Illinois, Urbana Campaign. Served with United States Army, 1952-1953.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate), American College Sports Medicine (trustee 1984-1987), Aerospace Medical Association (Harold Ellingson award 1981-1982, Eric Liljencrantz award 1990), National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Association (associate). Member American Physiological Society (member committee on committees 1984-1987, long range planning committee 1987-1990, international physiological committee 1997-1900, environmental and exercise physiology section Honor award, 2004, Living History Project award), Polish Society Sports Medicine (honorary), National Rifle Association(endowment member), Shooting Sports Research Council (international shooters development fund 1984), Sigma Xi.
Married Carol Lou Johnson, August 28, 1960.