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Victor Munsch is known for his logistical skills and instincts. He often calls on his experience and contacts to solve problems before they even happen.
of glassware and equipment needed for 2,500 general chemistry lab kits.
“I love working with Vic. His logistical skills and instincts are a benefit to us all,” said Chuck Tomlinson, director of Operations. “Vic, along with his staff, were critical to keeping the department operating since March during the pandemic. He called upon all of his experience and contacts to solve problems before they even happened. His dedication is unquestioned, and he takes so much institutional knowledge and history with him.”
One of the things that Victor has enjoyed most over the years is his interaction with graduate students.
“I still miss delivering packages to all the labs and talking with all the students and learning about them and their lives,” said Victor.
He has enjoyed the privilege of having his son-in-law Ben Geisbauer working in the Department for the last 13 plus years as well.
Victor and Rose have purchased a motorhome and plan on visiting all the National Parks that they love. They also hope to bring their three children Josh, Melissa, and Erich with their spouses and families along on some of these adventures.
“My thanks go out to the many people that
I have worked with through the years in our Department and around the University,” said Victor. “I could not have done my job as well without the help of all the great people that
I have had the privilege to meet here at the University of Minnesota.”
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Victor Young Jr. elected Fellow of American Crystallographic Association
VICTOR YOUNG JR., PH.D., was elect-
ed a 2021 Fellow
of the American Crystallographic Association. Young has been director of the Department of Chemistry’s X-ray Crystallographic Laboratory for 25
years. Prior to that, he was in a similar role at Iowa State University.
Young earned his Bachelor of Arts de- gree in chemistry and biology at Spring Arbor College, and completed his doctorate in inorganic chemistry from Arizona State University.
He has given much to the profession, including being an author of more than 400 publications, and making numer- ous presentations. His service activities to the American Crystallographic Association (ACA) encompass back- to-back, three-year terms with the United States National Committee for Crystallography from 2006 to 2008 and from 2009 to 2011. He also served as a Delegate to the 21st and 22nd Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography, which were held in Osaka, Japan, and Madrid, Spain, respectively.
In addition, Young has served ACA on its Nominations Committee for
two two-year terms, 2003-2004 and 2014-2015; Apparatus and Standards Committee, 2000-2003; local com- mittee co-chair of the American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting in St. Paul, 2000; and chair, Service Crystallography Special Interest Group, 1999.
Victor Young Jr.