Background
Christiansen, Kenneth Allen was born on June 24, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Christian Peder and Ethel (Robinson) Christiansen.
Christiansen, Kenneth Allen was born on June 24, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Christian Peder and Ethel (Robinson) Christiansen.
Bachelor, Boston University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1951.
Teaching fellow, Harvard, 1949-1951;
assistant professor biology, American U. Beirut, Lebanon, 1951-1954;
instructor zoology, Smith College, 1954-1955;
faculty, Grinnell (Iowa) College, since 1955;
professor biology, Grinnell (Iowa) College, 1962-1994;
professor emeritus, Grinnell (Iowa) College, since 1994. Instructor Harvard Summer School, 1956, 59. Visiting researcher Le Laboratory Souterrain, Moulis, France, 1962, 67-68.
Researcher department biology U. National Autonima Mexico, Mexico City, 1995. Visiting professor biology Nanjing U., 1990. PanelistNRC, Environmental Protection Agency, 1995, 96, 97.
Member Iowa Governor's Science Advisory Council With Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Speleological Society, Explorers Club, Society for Study Evolution. Member Society Systemic Zoology, International Society Soil Zoology, American Entomological Society, Cambridge Entomological Society, Museum of Paris (correspondent), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Phyllis Jean Smith, June 7, 1947. Children: Karen, Eric, Paula, Diane.