Helen Riaboff Whiteley
Helen Riaboff Whiteley | |
---|---|
Born | 1921 Harbin, China |
Died | 1990 |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, University of Texas, Galveston, University of Washington |
Spouse | Arthur Whiteley |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Microbiology |
Institutions | University of Washington |
Helen Riaboff Whiteley (1921–1990) was a microbiologist who spent most of her research career at the University of Washington.[1]
Early life and education
Whiteley was born in 1921 to Russian parents in
Academic career
Whiteley returned to the University of Washington in 1953 and became a
Research
Whiteley's research focused on the
Personal life
Whiteley met her husband Arthur as a student at Berkeley. He held a professorship at the University of Washington when she began her Ph.D. research there. Her research and success at earning research funding have been credited with prompting the university to revise its rules against employing both members of a married couple as faculty.[1][3]
Helen died in 1990 at age 69. Years later, Arthur founded the Helen Riaboff Whiteley Center in her honor, which is located at the Friday Harbor Laboratories and is designed as a working retreat for scientists, scholars and artists.[5] Arthur died after a brief illness in 2013 at age 96.[3][6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Pryne, Eric (1991-01-01). "Helen R. Whiteley, UW Professor". community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "Presidents of the Society (1899-present)". American Society for Microbiology.
- ^ a b c d "About Helen and Arthur Whiteley | Friday Harbor Laboratories". fhl.uw.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- OCLC 171127574.
- ^ "Whiteley Center | Friday Harbor Laboratories". fhl.uw.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "Whiteley era ends; legacy lives on | The Journal of the San Juan Islands". The Journal of the San Juan Islands. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2017-06-10.