Background
Mazur, Peter was born on March 3, 1928 in New York City. Son of Paul M. and Adolphia (Kaske) Mazur.
Cryobiologist cell physiologist
Mazur, Peter was born on March 3, 1928 in New York City. Son of Paul M. and Adolphia (Kaske) Mazur.
1 child, Timothy Stevens. National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1957-1959. Research staff biology division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1959-1998, group leader fundamental and applied cryobiology, 1966-1998, science director biophysics and cell physiology, biology division, 1974-1975, corporate fellow, 1985.
Chairman ORNL Corporation.
National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1957-1959. Research staff biology division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1959-1998. Group leader fundamental and applied cryobiology Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1966-1998, science director biophysics and cell physiology, biology division, 1974-1975, corporate fellow, 1985.
Chairman ORNL Corporation Fellows Council, 1985-1986. Member visiting committee biology Harvard University Board Overseers 1972-1977. Research professor department biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology University Tennessee, since 1998.
Member Space Science Board of National Academy, 1975-1977. Sigma Xi national lecturer, 1980. Captain United States Air Force, 1953-1957.
Fellows Council, 1995-1996. Member visiting committee biology Harvard University Board Overseers 1972-1977. Member Space Science Board of National Academy, 1975-1977.
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Served tocapt. United States Air Force, 1953-1957. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Society for Cyrobiology (president 1973-1974, Board of Governors, 1979-1996), Rotary.
Club: Cosmos (Washington).
Current work: Cryobiology: mechanisms of freezing injury in living cells and tissues. Subspecialties: Cell biology.
Married Drusilla Stevens, May 28, 1953 (deceased. Married Sara Jo Bolling, June 16, 1984.AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1949, Doctor of Philosophy, 1953, Doctor of Science (honorary) Wilson College, 1998. 1 child, Timothy Stevens.