Background
Ghiorse, William Cushing was born on December 3, 1940 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Thaxter and Ruth Alice (Winkler) Ghiorse.
Ghiorse, William Cushing was born on December 3, 1940 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Thaxter and Ruth Alice (Winkler) Ghiorse.
Bachelor, University Vermont, 1963. Master of Science, Rensselaer Polytech. University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Rensselaer Polytech.
University, 1973.
Electron microscopist New York State Department Health, Albany, 1964-1973. Postdoctoral researcher Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1973-1976, assistant professor, 1978-1984, associate professor, 1984-1990, professor, since 1990, and chair, department microbiology. Former Alexander Humboldt fellow Kiel (Germany) University, 1976-1978.
Member advisory board plant biotechnology department Rutgers University, 1992-2000. Member advisory board astrobiology National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2000-2002.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Microbiology, American Geophysical Union, American Academy Microbiology.
Married Rosemary Joyce Green (divorced 1981). Children: Christopher, Charlotte. Married Margaret Anne Searle, June 4, 1988.