Background
Chavin, Walter was born on December 6, 1925 in New York City. Son of Isidor and Fanny (Kesch) Chavin.
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Walter Chavin
Edit ProfileBiological science educator and researcher
Walter Chavin, American Biological science educator and researcher. National Science Foundation Senior Postdoctoral fellow, 1960-1961; Research grantee National Science Foundation, Atomic Energy Commission, National Institutes of Health; named President scholar Academy Scholars Wayne State University, 1980.
Education
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1946. Master of Science, New York University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1954.
Career
Research assistant New York Aquarium, New York City, 1947-1948. Instructor department zoology University Arizona, Tucson, 1949-1951. Research specialist department fishes American Museum Natural History, New York City, 1951-1953.
Professor biological science Wayne State University, Detroit, 1953-1990, professor emeritus, since 1990. Professor radiology Wayne State University Medical School, 1975-1980. Director Radiation Biology Institute Wayne State University, 1959-1971.
President Chavin Design and Fine Arts, Inc., since 2007. Research associate Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1955-1958.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (secretary 1978-1985), New York Academy of Sciences. Member National Association Photoshop Professionals, American Physiological Society, American Society Zoologists (treasurer, secretary), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine (committee 1986-1990), Endocrine Society, American Orchid Society, South Florida Orchid Society, Pan Am Orchid Society, American Bonsai Society, Gold Coast Bonsai Society, Lighthouse Bonsai Society, Palm Beach Bonsai Society, Sigma Xi (chapter president 1974), Palm Beach Digital Imaging Group, Boca Raton Museum Art, Art League.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Independent
Awards
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National Science Foundation Senior Postdoctoral fellow, 1960-1961. Research grantee National Science Foundation, Atomic Energy Commission, National Institutes of Health. Named President scholar Academy Scholars Wayne State University, 1980.National Science Foundation Senior Postdoctoral fellow, 1960-1961. Research grantee National Science Foundation, Atomic Energy Commission, National Institutes of Health. Named President scholar Academy Scholars Wayne State University, 1980.