Background
Rogers, Palmer was born on September 7, 1927 in New York City. Son of Palmer David and Ruth Leslie (Clingan) Rogers.
researcher microbiology educator
Rogers, Palmer was born on September 7, 1927 in New York City. Son of Palmer David and Ruth Leslie (Clingan) Rogers.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1957.
Research assistant, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1954-1957;
postdoctoral fellow, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1957-1959;
assistant professor biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1959-1962;
associate professor microbiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1962-1967;
professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1968. Special fellow Max Planck Institute Medical Research, Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1972-1973. Assistant program manager energy Biosciences Department Energy, Washington, 1980, consultant division energy Biosciences, 1980-1981.
Program manager alcohol fuels program USDA, Washington, 1990.
Board of directors University Episcopal Center, Minneapolis, 1976-1978. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1947-1953. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Society for Microbiology, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Society for Industrial Microbiology, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Mary Jean Giles, June 9, 1951 (divorced October 1974). Children: David Bruce, Ethan Waid, Seth Palmer, Meredith. Married Donna Marie Beerninck Gunderson, April 25, 1981.