Ross Franco Nigrelli

Background

Nigrelli, Ross Franco was born in 1903 in Pittston, Pennsylvania, AMERICA0. Son of Castrenza and Emanuela (Franco) Nigrelli.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1927; Master of Science, New York University, 1929; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1936; postdoctoral, New York University, 1958-1974.

Career

Teaching fellow biology, New York University, 1927-1931; resident fellow, New York Zoological Society, 1931-1932, 70-85; pathologist, New York Aquarium, New York Zoological Society, from 1934; director Laboratory Marine Biochemistry and Ecology, New York Aquarium, New York Zoological Society, 1958-1963; founder, director Osborn laboratories of Marine Sciences, New York Aquarium, New York Zoological Society, 1964-1973; senior scientist, New York Aquarium, New York Zoological Society, 1973-1989. Director New York Aquarium, 1966-1970. Instructor biology College City College of New York, 1936-1942.

Vis.instr. biology New York University, 1943-1945, visiting assistant professor, 1945-1949, adjunct associate professor, 1949-1958. Adjunct Professor Graduate School Arts and Sciences, 1958-1980.

Achievements

• Ross Franco Nigrelli has been listed as a noteworthy marine biologist, science director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Consultant United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 1943-1948. Science consultant Bingham Oceanographic Laboratory, Yale University, 1943-1960. Consultant United States Pure Food and Drug Administration, 1945-1985, United States Navy Applied Science Laboratory, 1966-1970.

Member technical advisory committee Atlantic States Fisheries Commission, 1946-1956. Committee animals from nature Institute Animal Resources, National Academy of Sciences, 1954-1974. Member panel experts fisheries division Food and Agriculture Organization.

Member subpanel on marine biology Panel Oceanographic President's Science Advisory Commission, 1965-1966. Advisory panel for sea grant National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Department Commerce, 1971-1985. Member International Union Directors Zoological Gardens, 1968-1970, New York City Mayor's Oceanographic Advisory Committee, 1969-1973.

Advisory council Regional Medical Library program New York Academy Medicine, 1967. Advisory committee Society for Zoological Education, from 1968. Extramural reviewer Environmental Protection Agency, from 1972.

Honorary fellow New York Zoological Society, New York Academy of Sciences (life member, chairman, secretary biology 1946-1947, councillor 1948-1951, 70-73, recording secretary 1954, vice president 1955, president 1957, trustee 1959, board governors 1971-1973), American Association for the Advancement of Science (member council 1951-1952, 56). Fellow Conservation Foundation, American Academy Microbiology (emeritus), Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Consular Law Society. Member American Society Parasitologists (emeritus), International Academy Pathology (emeritus), American Micros.

Society (honorary member. Emeritus), American Society Zoologists (emeritus), American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists (emeritus), American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (emeritus), New York Institute Ocean Resources (treasurer. Governor 1970-1973), Hudson River Environmental Society (director 1970-1971), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine (honorary member), American Association Anatomists (emeritus), Harvey Society (honorary), Bermuda Biological Station, Inc., Society Protozoologists (honorary member, president 1947-1949, executive committee 1952-1953), Wildlife Disease Association, Society of America Microbiologists (emeritus), American Association Cancer Research (emeritus), Society Systematic Zoologists, Atlantic Fishery Biologists, American Society Ichthyology and Herpetology, International Society Toxicology (founding member), Royal Society Medicine, Society for Preservation Old Fishes (charter), Society Invertebrate Pathology, International Platform Association, Sigma Xi.

Clubs: Explorers.

Connections

Son of Castrenza and Emanuela (Franco) N. M. Margaret Carrozza, 1927. 1 daughter, Emanuela Dobrin.

Father:

Castrenza Nigrelli

Mother:

Emanuela (Franco) Nigrelli

Spouse:

Margaret Carrozza