Alumni and Friends

M.S. (1962) and Ph.D. (1963) in Chemistry, University of Illinois - professor of cell biology, University of New Mexico - director, University of New Mexico Center for Non-Invasive Diagnosis - deputy director, University of New Mexico Cancer Center - distinguished academic career from Stanford, Penn State, Los Alamos to University of New Mexico. From 1996 Induction to the College of Sciences and Arts Academy

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1911, Melvin Calvin received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in 1931 and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1935. He began his academic career in 1937 at the University of California at Berkeley, where he stayed for the remainder of his career. He died in 1997. Calvin was the first scientist to unravel the secrets . . .

In 1985 and 1988 respectively, Jill received both her bachelor’s and master’s degree in chemistry from Michigan Tech. After graduating from Michigan Tech, Jill accepted a position with Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan. While at Dow she was a research chemist for new product development for the consumer home care market, Safety Coordinator for a department of 100 people, and a technical service representative . . .