Background
Thien, Michael Paul was born on August 9, 1960 in Castro Valley, California, United States. Son of Bernard William and Marilou Thien.
Thien, Michael Paul was born on August 9, 1960 in Castro Valley, California, United States. Son of Bernard William and Marilou Thien.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1982. Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988.
Inventory analyst, General Motors, Fremont, California, 1979; research engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, San Jose, California, 1982; research engineer, Eastman-Kodak, Rochester, New York, 1982-1983; technical transfer coordinator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Biotechnology Process Engineering Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986-1988; postdoctoral student, Whitehead Institute biomedical Research, Cambridge, 1988-1989; research fellow, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, since 1989.
Member American Chemical Society (Peterson award 1985), American Institute Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.
Married Beth Helene Junker, September 23, 1988.