Background
Kurtzman, Ralph Harold was born on February 21, 1933 in Minneapolis. Son of Ralph Harold, Senior and Susie Marie (Elwell) Kurtzman.
biochemist consultant researcher
Kurtzman, Ralph Harold was born on February 21, 1933 in Minneapolis. Son of Ralph Harold, Senior and Susie Marie (Elwell) Kurtzman.
Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1955; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1959.
Assistant professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1959-1962;
assistant professor, University of Minnesota, Morris, 1962-1965;
biochemist, unites states department Agriculture, Albany, California, 1965-1997;
retired, 1997. Instructor University of California, Berkeley, 1981-1982. Consultant Bliss Valley Farms, Twin Falls, Idaho, 1983-1984.
President Santa Clara Valley Texas Instrument PC Users' Group, 1991-1992, editor, 1993-1997. Consultant in field.
Chairman Berkeley Young Men’s Christian Association Camp Program Committee, 1971-1972. Official Amateur Athletic Union (swimming), San Francisco, 1973-1980. Treasurer California Native Plant Society, 1970.
Member American Mushroom Institute, Mycological Society American (organizer symposium mushroom cultivation in American tropics 1998), Mycological Society Japan, Sigma Xi.
Married Nancy Virginia Leussler, August 27, 1955. Children: Steven Paul, Sue.