Background
Blankenship, Robert Eugene was born on August 25, 1948 in Auburn, Nebraska, United States. Son of George Robert and Jane Leech.
Blankenship, Robert Eugene was born on August 25, 1948 in Auburn, Nebraska, United States. Son of George Robert and Jane Leech.
Bachelor of Science, Wesleyan University, Nebraska, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1975.
Postdoctoral fellow, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, 1975-1976; postdoctoral fellow, U. Washington, Seattle, 1976-1979; assistant professor, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1979-1985; associate professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1985-1988; professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1988; director Center Study of Early Events in Photosynthesis, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1988-1991.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Union of Concerned Scientists, International Society of Photodynthesis Research.
Married Elizabeth Marie Dorland, June 26, 1971. Children: Larissa Dorland, Samuel Robert.