Michael James Berry

Background

Berry, Michael James was born on July 17, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Bernie Milton and Irene Barbara (Lentz) Berry.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy (National Science Foundation predoctoral fellow), University of California, Berkeley, 1970.

Career

Assistant professor, then associate professor of chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1970-1976; manager photon chemistry department, corporation research center Allied Chemical Corporation, Morristown, New Jersey; manager photon chemistry department, corporation research center Allied Chemical Corporation, 1976-1979; Robert A. Welch professor of chemistry, Rice U., Houston, 1979-1992; president, Antropix Corporation, Houston, since 1982; director, Laser Applications Research Center, Houston Area Research Center, 1984-1990; chief scientist, Emmetropix Corporation, Woodlands, Texas, 1991-1992; director cornea program, Sunrise Technologies, Fremont, California, since 1992.

Achievements

• Michael James Berry has been listed as a notable Scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society (Pure Chemistry award 1983), American Physical Society, American Society Photobiology, American Society Laser Medicine and Surgery, Association Research Vision and Ophthalmology, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Julianne Elward, April 28, 1967. Children: Michael James, II, Jennifer Anne. Married Patricia Gale Hackerman, July 7, 1984.

Father:

Bernie Milton Berry

Mother:

Irene Barbara (Lentz) Berry

Spouse:

Patricia Gale Hackerman

Spouse:

Julianne Elward

child:

Michael James Berry

child:

II Berry

child:

Jennifer Anne Berry