Ruth Grene Alscher

Background

Alscher, Ruth Grene was born on July 17, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William David and Marjorie Grene.

Education

Bachelor, Trinity College, 1965; Master of Arts, Washington University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Davis, 1972.

Career

Research associate, Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, New York, 1979-1988; adjunct assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1985-1988; research associate, New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, Geneva, New York, 1977-1979; associate professor plant physiology, Virginia Technology, Blacksburg, since 1988.

Achievements

• Ruth Grene Alscher has been listed as a noteworthy Plant physiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Stress Responses in Plants: Adaptation and Acclimation Mechanisms (Plant Biology)

    (In order to survive, plants must respond effectively to s...)

  • Antioxidants in Higher Plants

    (Antioxidants in Higher Plants provides a unique blend of ...)

Membership

Governing board Women's Network, Virginia Technology, 1990. Vice president Cornell Univercity Chapter.Women in Science, 1984-1985. Vice president for programs American Association of University Women, Ithaca, 1983-1984.

Member American Society Plant Physiologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Connections

Children: Nicholas, Lucy.

Father:

William David Grene

Mother:

Marjorie Grene

child:

Nicholas Alscher

child:

Lucy Alscher