Background
Bott, Thomas Lee was born on June 15, 1940 in Jersey City. Son of Willis LeRoy and Dorothy Margaret (Jansson) Bott.
Bott, Thomas Lee was born on June 15, 1940 in Jersey City. Son of Willis LeRoy and Dorothy Margaret (Jansson) Bott.
Bachelor of Science, Wheaton (Illinois) College, 1962; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1968.
Research fellow department microbiology, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1968-1969; assistant curator limnology department, Academy Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1969-1977; associate curator division environmental research, Academy Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1978-1986; curator division environmental research, Academy Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, since 1986. Adjunct associate professor of University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1981-1992, Adjunct Professor, since 1992. Consultant National Science Foundation, Washington, since 1977, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California,1981-1984, Illinois Institute Technology Research Institute, Chicago, since 1982.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Microbiology (chair-elect division N, microbiology ecology 1992-1993, chair, since 1993), North America Benthological Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Suzanne Parry, December 29, 1964. Children: Jeffrey Thomas, Eric Christopher, Kevin Matthew.