Background
Pasternack, Robert Francis was born on September 20, 1936 in New York City.
Pasternack, Robert Francis was born on September 20, 1936 in New York City.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Cornell Univercity, 1962.
Research associate in chemistry University Illinois, Champaign, 1962-1963. From assistant to professor chemistry Ithaca College, New York, 1963-1966, Charles A. Dana Endowed professor chemistry, 1976-1982. Edmund Allen professor chemistry Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, since 1984.
Invited speaker seminars, colleges, universities, national, international meetings, conferences including Bioinorganic Chemical, Italy, Portugal, Gordon Research Conferences, Spanish Royal Society Chemical, many others. Lecturer series Nankai University, China, University Messina, Italy. Member advisory committee Research Corporation.
Member science & art committee Franklin Institute. Co-organizer, chairman workshop on research at undergraduate institution National Science Foundation, member undergraduate curriculm chemical. Visiting professor, visiting researcher U Messina, University Paris, Nakai, Rome, King's College, London, Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin, Doshisha University, Kyoto.
Co-developer A Unified Laboratory Program. Initiator, chairman C.P. Snow Lecturer Series.
Member committee on science and the arts Franklin Institute, 1992-1998. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists (Honorary Scroll award 1998), American Chemical Society (award for research at an undergraduate institution 2001, Excellence award 2005, award conspicuous science achievement through research 2005), New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
2 children.