Background
Penman, Sheldon was born on July 24, 1930 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Rae Penman.
Penman, Sheldon was born on July 24, 1930 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Rae Penman.
Bachelor, Pennsylvania State University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1958.
Instructor physics, Columbia University, New York City, 1958-1959; assistant professor physics, University of Chicago, 1959-1961; associate in physics, Columbia University and Bell Telephone laboratories, New York City, 1961-1962; assistant professor biochemistry, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1964-1965; research associate in biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1962-1964; assistant professor then associate professor biophysics and microbiology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1965-1970; professor biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1970.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Academy of Sciences, Sigma Pi Sigma.