Background
Kasperbauer, Michael John was born on October 8, 1929 in Manning, Iowa, United States. Son of John Sixtus and Clara Mary (Balk) Kasperbauer.
Plant physiology educator researcher
Kasperbauer, Michael John was born on October 8, 1929 in Manning, Iowa, United States. Son of John Sixtus and Clara Mary (Balk) Kasperbauer.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1961.
National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow botany Department, University Maryland., College Park, 1961-1962; National Research Council/NAS research assoc, research plant physiologist, USDA Pioneering Research Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland., 1962-1963; research plant physiologist, USDA-Agricultural Research Svc., Lexington, Kentucky, 1963-1983; research plant physiologist, USDA-Agricultural Research Svc., Florence, South Carolina., since 1983. Member graduate faculty U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1965-1983, Adjunct Professor, 1965-1983, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., since 1983.
Board of directors Gardenside Little League Baseball, Lexington, 1975-1978. V.p.Turfland Babe Ruth Baseball League, Lexington, 1979-1982. First lieutenant United States Army, 1954-1956.
Fellow American Society Agronomy (Agronomic Research award 1994), Crop Science Society.Am. (Crop Science Research award 1990, Federal Laboratory Consortium award 1998). Member American Society Plant Physiologists, American Society Photobiology, ScandinavianSoc.
Plant Physiology, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Kappa, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Isabel Maria Giles, June 3, 1962. Children: Maria, John, Paul, Sandra.