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Dr. Harlyn O. Halvorson Tel: (508) 540-1030 Fax: (508) 540-5441 E-mail: hhalvorsatmbl.edu (replace at with @)

Current Position and Title:
Director of the Policy Center for Marine Biosciences and Technology, at the Marine Biological Laboratory and the University of Massachusetts, Boston;
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental, Coastal & Ocean Sciences.

Education:
B.S. cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1948, Chemistry and Chemistry Engineering
M.S. University of Minnesota, 1950, Major - Biochemistry; Minor - Organic Chemistry
Ph.D. University of Illinois, 1952, major - Bacteriology; minor - Chemistry and Physical Biology
Fellow, U.S.P.H., 1951-1952

Professional Interests:
Marine Biotechnology; Microbiology; Aquaculture; Considerable involvement in committee and editorial work; (e.g. Chair, Biotechnology Center of Excellence Corporation, Boston;
Chair, Sea Scallop Working Group in Mass. since 1994; Chair European Science Foundation Feasibility Study group to develop EU plan for European Marine Biotechnology. Assoc. Editor of Journal of Marine Biotechnology and J. Marine Pollution. Member Institute of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy for Microbiology, and Honorary Member American Society for Microbiology.

Most Satisfying Achievements and Awards to date:
Many years as a biomedical researcher including appointments as Director (Molecular Biology Lab. Univ. Wisc.; Rosenstiel Center for Biomedical Research, Brandeis Univ.);
President, American Society of Microbiology.

Thirty years in marine biology/ microbiology including appointment as Director of the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole
Founding President of the National Association of Marine Laboratories;

Chair of the International Organizing Committee, International Marine Biotechnology Conferences Served as Co-Chair of the Pan American Marine Biotechnology Association (PAMBA), which promotes Marine Biotechnology in the Americas.

Honor: Named Chair for Harlyn O. Halvorson, Microbiology Department, University of Wisconsin.

Published 315 papers.

Family and Personal Interests/Activities:
Chair, Falmouth Economic Development and Industrial Commission
Falmouth Hospital Board and Patient Care Committee
Member of the Woods Hole Golf Club
Member of the Woods Hole Yacht Club: race Cape Cod Knockabout

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