Background
MacDiarmid, Alan Graham was born on April 14, 1927 in Masterton, New Zealand.
MacDiarmid, Alan Graham was born on April 14, 1927 in Masterton, New Zealand.
Bachelor of Science, U. New Zealand, 1948; Master of Science, U. New Zealand, 1950; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Cambridge U., 1955.
Assistant lecturer in chemistry, St. Andrews U., 1955; from instructor to associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1955-1964; Sloan fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1959-1963; professor of chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1964.
Member American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemistry.
Married 1954; 4 children.