Robert Rabson

Background

Rabson, Robert was born on March 4, 1926 in Brooklyn. Son of Samuel and Rose (Strauss) Rabson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1956.

Career

Research associate biological division, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1956-1958; assistant professor, U. Houston, 1958-1962; associate professor, U. Houston, 1962-1963; biochemist civil biology and medicine, Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1963-1967; assistant branch chief, Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1967-1973; first officer plant breeding and genetics section, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)/International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1973-1976; member division biomedical and environmental science Energy Research & Development, Department Energy, 1976-1979; director division energy Biosciences, Department Energy, Washington, 1979-1995. Member of advisory board Research School Biological Science Australian National U., 1991-1995.

Achievements

• Robert Rabson has been listed as a noteworthy Plant physiologist, science administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member plant science advisory board McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, 1981-1992. With United States.Army, 1944-1946, PTO, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Member American Society Plant Physiologists (chairman publication committee 1984-1986, treasurer 1988-1991, Adolph Gude award 1986). M C.

Connections

Married Eileen K. Rabson, August 27, 1950. Children: Michael, Barbra, Laurel.

Father:

Samuel Rabson

Mother:

Rose (Strauss) Rabson

Spouse:

Eileen K. Rabson

child:

Michael Rabson

child:

Barbra Rabson

child:

Laurel Rabson