Background
Levy, Donald Harris was born on June 30, 1939 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Gabriel and Minnie (Lerner) Levy.
Levy, Donald Harris was born on June 30, 1939 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Gabriel and Minnie (Lerner) Levy.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1965.
Assistant professor chemistry University Chicago, 1967-1974, associate professor, 1974-1978, professor, since 1978, chairman department chemistry, 1983-1985, Ralph and Mary Otis Isham professor, 1994-1997, Albert A. Michelson District Service professor, since 1997, vice president research and national laboratories, since 2007. Member chemistry advisory committee National Science Foundation. Lady Davis visiting professor The Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1998.
Jeremy Musher Memorial lector Hebrew University, Jerusuem, Israel, 2002. Powell lecturer University Richmond, 2006.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society (Plyler prize 1987, Bright Wilson award 2006), Optical Society of America (Ellis A. Lippencott award since 2000). Member American Chemical Society(E. Bright Wilson award in Spectroscopy, 2006), American Academy Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences.
Married Susan Louise Miller, June 14, 1964. Children— Jonathan G., Michael A., Alexander B.