Robert Gerson Shulman

Background

Shulman, Robert Gerson was born on March 3, 1924 in New York City. Son of Joshua S. and Freda (Lipshay) Shulman.

Education

AB, Columbia University, 1943; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1949.

Career

Research associate Columbia University Radiation Laboratory, New York City, 1949. Atomic Energy Commission fellow in chemistry California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1949-1950. Head semiconductor research section Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1950-1953.

Member technical staff Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1953-1966, head biophysics research department, 1966-1979. Professor molecular biophysics and biochemistry Yale University, 1979-1994, director division biological science, 1981-1987, Sterling professor molecular biophysics and biochemistry, 1994—2002, Sterling professor emeritus molecular biophysics and biochemistry, since 2002, senior research scientist department diagnostic radiology, since 2002. Rask Oersted lecturer University Copenhagen, 1959.

Visiting professor Ecole Normale Superieur, Paris, 1962. Appleton lecturer Brown University, 1965. Visiting professor physics University Tokyo, 1965.

Reilly lecturer University Notre Dame, Indiana, 1969. Visiting professor biophysics Princeton University, 1971-1972. Regents lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1978.

Achievements

• Robert Gerson Shulman has been listed as a noteworthy Biophysics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member National Academy of Sciences, Institute Medicine.

Connections

Married Saralee Deutsch, August, 1952 (deceased October 1983). Children: Joel (deceased), Mark, James. Married Stephanie S. Spangler, May 11, 1986.

Father:

Joshua S. Shulman

Mother:

Freda (Lipshay) Shulman

Spouse:

Saralee Deutsch

Spouse:

Stephanie S. Spangler

child:

Mark Shulman

child:

James Shulman

child:

Joel Shulman (deceased)