Kenneth D. Kopple

Background

Kopple, Kenneth D. was born on October 21, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry N. and Sara M. (Silverstein) Kopple.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954.

Career

Instructor, assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1954-1962; research chemist, General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, 1962-1965; associate professor of chemistry, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1965-1970; professor, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1970-1987; department chairman chemistry, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1982-1985; director structural physical chemistry, Smith Kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, since 1985.

Achievements

• Kenneth D. Kopple has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Peptides and Amino Acids

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Society Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, Royal Society Chemistry.

Connections

Married Frances Marie Hopkins, April 30, 1960.

Father:

Harry N. Kopple

Mother:

Sara M. (Silverstein) Kopple

Spouse:

Frances Marie Hopkins