Background
Bursey, Maurice M. was born on July 27, 1939 in Baltimore. Son of Reginald Price and Edna Frances (Moyer) Bursey.
Bursey, Maurice M. was born on July 27, 1939 in Baltimore. Son of Reginald Price and Edna Frances (Moyer) Bursey.
Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1959; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1963.
Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1963-1964; assistant professor, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1964-1966; assistant professor of chemistry, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1966-1969; associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1969-1974; professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1974-1996; professor emeritus, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1996.
Fellow American Institute Chemists, Royal Society Chemistry. Member American Chemical Society (council, 1976-2001, board directors 1993-2001), American Society Mass Spectrometry, Alpha Chi Sigma (Grand Master Alchemist national president 1986-1988).
Married Joan Marie Tesarek, December 28, 1970. Children— John Thomas Kieran, Sara Helen Moyer.