Background
Boyer, John Strickland was born on May 1, 1937 in Cranford, New Jersey, United States.
Boyer, John Strickland was born on May 1, 1937 in Cranford, New Jersey, United States.
Master of Science, University Wisconsin, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, Duke University, 1964.
Visiting assistant professor botany Duke University, 1964-1965. Assistant physiologist Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1965-1966. Assistant professor to professor botany and agronomy University Illinois, Urbana, 1966-1978.
Plant physiologist United States Department of Agriculture, 1978-1984. Professor Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1984-1987. Dupont professor marine biochemist and biophysics University Delaware, since 1987.
Member visiting committee Carnegie Institute Washington, Stanford University, Harvard University.
Fellow Climate Lab (New Zealand), American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Australian National University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Society Plant Physiologists (president 1981-1982, Shull award 1977), Sigma Xi.
Married Jean R. Matsunami. 2 children.