Robert Van Reen

Background

Reen, Robert Van was born on June 12, 1921 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Cornelius and Martha (Miller) Van Reen.

Education

Bachelor, State Teachers College, Montclair, New Jersey, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, 1949.

Career

Associate biochemist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1949-1951; research associate, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1951-1953; assistant professor biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1953-1956; supervisor, chemist, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1956-1961; head nutritionist division biochemistry, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, 1961-1970; professor nutrition, U. Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, 1970-1985; department chairman nutrition, U. Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, 1979-1983; professor emeritus, U. Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, since 1985. United States Navy representative nutrition study section National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1964-1970, member panel, 1970-1974. Visiting associate professor Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, 1968-1979.

Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, 1971-1972, editor symposium, 1971-1972.

Achievements

• Robert Van Reen has been listed as a noteworthy nutritionist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

1st lieutenant United States Army,1943-1946. Member American Institute Nutrition (retired), American Society Biological Chemists (retired), United Nations Association Hawaii (president 1975-1976).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, travel, oriental art.

Connections

Father:

Cornelius Reen

Mother:

Martha (Miller) Van Reen