Background
Goodman, Robert Merwin was born on December 30, 1945 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Robert Browning and Janet Edith Goodman.
educator microbiologist plant biologist
Goodman, Robert Merwin was born on December 30, 1945 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Robert Browning and Janet Edith Goodman.
Student, Johns Hopkins University, 1963-1965; Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1973.
Visiting research fellow John Innes Institute, Norwich, England, 1973-1974. Assistant professor University Illinois, Urbana, 1974-1978, associate professor, 1978-1981, professor, 1981-1983. Executive vice president Research and development Calgene, Inc., Davis, California, 1982-1990.
Visiting professor University Wisconsin, Madison, 1990—1991, professor, 1991—2005, professor, chair undergraduate program molecular biology, 1993—2005. Professor, executive dean agriculture and natural resources Rutgers University, since 2005, executive dean School Environmental and Biological Sciences, since 2005. Executive director New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, since 2005.
Senior scholar-in-residence National Research Council, 1990-1991. Member Board on Agriculture, National Research Council, 1986-1991, chair committee on examination plant science research programs United States, 1990-1992, Commission on Life Science. Board directors Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
Member National Science Foundation Task Force: Biology, Behavioral and Social Sciences Looking to 21st Century, 1990-1991. Consultant Will Keith Kellogg Foundation, 1990-1994. Chairman oversight committee collaborative crop research program McKnight Foundation.
President Channing-Murray Foundation, Urbana, Illinois, 1976-1978. Board directors Sacramento Science Center, 1989-1990. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, International Society Plant Molecular Biology, International Society Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, American Society Microbiology, Society General Microbiology.
1 child, Nathan Mansfield.