Background
Cogdell, Richard John was born on February 4, 1949 in Guildford, Surrey, England. Son of Harry Williiam Frank and Evelyn (Passmore) Cogdell.
Cogdell, Richard John was born on February 4, 1949 in Guildford, Surrey, England. Son of Harry Williiam Frank and Evelyn (Passmore) Cogdell.
Bachelor of Science with honors in Biochemistry, University Bristol, England, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Bristol, 1973.
Research fellow Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1973-1976. Senior research fellow University Washington, Seattle, 1974-1975. Lecturer to Hooker professor University Glasgow, Scotland, 1975-1993, Hooker professor, since 1993, Hooker chair botany division biochemistry and molecular biology Institute Biomedical and Life Sciences.
Visiting professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1986. Visiting fellow University Stuttgart, Germany, 1994. Guest research professor Max Planck Institute Radiation Chemistry, Mulheim, Germany, 1996.
Governor, director Scottish Crops Research Institute, Invergowrie, Tayside, Scotland. Visiting professor University Paris-Sud, 2004. Adjunct professor Institute Biophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005-2007.
Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh, Royal Society United Kingdom. Member Biochemical Society, American Society Photobiology, International Photosynthesis Society (member international committee 1995, secretary 1998), International Society Carotenoid Research, International Society Photosynthesis Research.
Married Barbara Lippold, June 25, 1970. Children: Jesse Simon, Lucy Miriam.