Background
Rueppel, Melvin Leslie was born on September 18, 1945 in Rolla, Missouri, United States.
Environmental research director and educator
Rueppel, Melvin Leslie was born on September 18, 1945 in Rolla, Missouri, United States.
Bachelor of Science, U. Missouri, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1970.
National Institutes of Health fellow biochemistry, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1970-1971; senior research chemist metab., Monsanto Company, 1971-1975; group leader, Monsanto Company, 1975-1977; research manager environmental process, Monsanto Company, 1977-1980; research director synthesis, Monsanto Company, 1980-1982; research director process technology, Monsanto Company, 1982-1985; technical advisory patent litigation, Monsanto Company, 1982-1986; director plant protection, Monsanto Company, 1985-1986; director herbicide technology, Monsanto Company, 1986-1989; director global product development, Monsanto Company, 1989-1990; director technology Roundup Division, Monsanto Company, 1991-1993; director Center Environmental Science and Technology & Laboratory Trace Subsidiary, U. Missouri, Rolla, since 1993; principal, Rueppel Consulting, since 1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Management Association, Weed Science Society, Internat.Union Pure and Applied Chemicals, Sigma Xi. M C.
Married; three children.