Donald J. Darensbourg is an American inorganic chemist. He is a distinguished professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

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Education

Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1941, Darensbourg obtained a B.S. from California State University

California State University

The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...

 in 1964, followed by a Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana in 1968 under the guidance of Theodore L. Brown.

Career

Darensbourg started work as a research chemist at Texaco Research Center in 1968. In 1969, he was appointed assistant professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. In 1973, he taught at Tulane University

Tulane University

Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...

, eventually attaining the rank of professor. In 1982, Donald Darensbourg moved to Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

 with Marcetta Y. Darensbourg

Marcetta Y. Darensbourg

Dr. Marcetta York Darensbourg is an American inorganic chemist. She is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University.-Education:...

. He was awarded the title of Distinguished Professor in 2010.

Darensbourg's research interest includes using carbon dioxide as monomer and solvent in the production of biodegradable copolymers.