John Michael Schurr

Background

Schurr, John Michael was born on November 10, 1937 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Franklin John and Pauline Virginia (Dean) Schurr.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1964.

Career

Research associate, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1964-1966; assistant professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1966-1972; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1972-1978; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1978. Visiting scientist EAWAG, Dubendorf, Switzerland, 1974. Visiting scholar Kyoto U., Japan, 1987.

Achievements

• Achievements include development of optical methods and theories to study macromolecular Brownian motions, measurement of twisting and bending rigidities of DNA in solution. Discovery of novel structural transitions of linear, supercoiled DNAs, of M C.

Connections

Married Karen Theresa Martin, August 30, 1958. Children: Kerstin Theresa, Rebecca Lynn.

Father:

Franklin John Schurr

Mother:

Pauline Virginia (Dean) Schurr

Spouse:

Karen Theresa Martin

child:

Kerstin Theresa Schurr

child:

Rebecca Lynn Schurr