Michael Lawrence Klein

Background

Klein, Michael Lawrence was born on March 13, 1940 in London. Son of Julius and Bessie (Bloomberg) Klein.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Bristol U., England, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Bristol U., 1964.

Career

Research fellow, Chemical Industries Basel-GEIGEY, Genoa, Italy, 1964-1965; research fellow, Imperial Chemical Industries (United Kingdom), Bristol, England, 1965-1967; research associate, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1967-1968; research officer, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1968-1987; professor of chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1987-1991; William Smith professor of chemistry, 1991, 1991-1993; Hepburn professor physical science, since 1993. Part-time professor of chemistry Mc Master U., Hamilton, Ontario, 1977-1989. Mem.internat. relations committee Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ottawa, 1982-1984, member Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council chemical panel, 1985-1986, National Science Foundation panels, since 1993, National Institutes of Health panels, 1996, 97.

Visiting professor, Paris, Lyon, France, Kyoto, Japan, Amsterdam, Canberra, Australia, Florence, Italy. Fellow commoner Trinity College, Cambridge, England, 1985-1986. Director National Science Foundation Materials Research Laboratory,1993-1996, National Science Foundation MRSEC, since 1996.

Miller professor University of California, Berkeley, 1997.

Achievements

• Michael Lawrence Klein has been listed as a noteworthy Research chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Canada, Chemical Institute Canada, American Physical Society. Member American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemistry (United Kingdom).

Connections

Married Brenda May Woodman, June 3, 1962. Children— Paula Denise, Rachel Anne.

Father:

Julius Klein

Mother:

Bessie (Bloomberg) Klein

Spouse:

Brenda May Woodman