Background
Meyers, Albert Irving was born on November 22, 1932 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Sylvia (Greenberg) Meyers.
Meyers, Albert Irving was born on November 22, 1932 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Sylvia (Greenberg) Meyers.
Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1957.
Research chemist, Cities Svc. Oil Corporation, Cranbury, New Jersey, 1957-1958;
assistant, associate professor, professor, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, 1958-1970;
Boyd professor, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, 1969;
professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1970-1972;
professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, since 1972;
distinguished professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, since 1986;
John K. Stille professor of chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, since 1993. Special postdoctoral fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, 1965-1966.
Consultant G.D. Searle Company, Skokie, Illinois, 1972-1984, Mid-West Research Institute, Kansas City, Missoury, 1974-1977, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1977-1979, 85-89, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1983-1995, Roche Bioscience, since 1989, Smith Kline Beecham Company, since 1994. Scientific advisory board Trega Bioscis., La Jolla, California, Avian Bioscis., La Jolla., Ultrafine Chemical, Manchester, England.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences. Member Royal Society Chemistry (silver medalist 1982), Philadelphia Organic Chemistry Society (Allan Day award 1987).
Married Joan Shepard, August 10, 1957. Children— Harold, Jill, Lisa.