Rein Kilkson

Background

Kilkson, Rein was born on August 1, 1927 in Tartu, Estonia. Son of Ernst and Salme (Lehman) Kilkson. came to the United States, 1950.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1953; Master of Science, Yale University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1956.

Career

Member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1956-1958; assistant professor physics, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1958-1959; assistant professor biophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1959-1966; guest researcher, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1964-1970; professor physics and microbiology immunology, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1970.

Achievements

• Rein Kilkson has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Society Molecular Evolution, American Physical Society, American Society Microbiology, Biophysics Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Father:

Ernst Kilkson

Mother:

Salme (Lehman) Kilkson