Background
Mateles, Richard Isaac was born on September 11, 1935 in New York City. Son of Simon and Jean (Phillips) Mateles.
Mateles, Richard Isaac was born on September 11, 1935 in New York City. Son of Simon and Jean (Phillips) Mateles.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959.
United States Public Health Service fellow, Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Technische Hogeschool, Delft, The Netherlands, 1959-1960; member of faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960-1970; associate professor biochemistry engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965-1968; director fermentation unit, Jerusalem, 1968-1977; professor applied microbiology, Hebrew U., Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, 1968-1980; visiting professor department chemical engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1978-1979; assistant director research, Stauffer Chemical Company, Westport, Connecticut, 1980; director research, Stauffer Chemical Company, Westport, Connecticut, 1980-1981; vice president research, Stauffer Chemical Company, Westport, Connecticut, 1981-1988; senior vice president applied science, IIT Research Institute, Chicago, 1988-1990; proprietor, Candida Corporation, Chicago, since 1990.
(historical background of the development and mass product...)
Member Connecticut Academy Science Engineering, since 1981. Member visiting committee, department applied biological science Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980-1988. Member Executive Committee Council on Chemical Research, 1981-1985.
Fellow American Institute Medical and Biological Engineering. Member AICE, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sons of the American Revolution, American Chemical Society, American Society Microbiology, Society for General Microbiology United Kingdom, Institute Food Technologists, Society Chemical Indiana (United Kingdom) Union League, Sigma Xi.
Married Roslyn C. Fish, September 2, 1956. Children: Naomi, Susan, Sarah.