Kirkham, Don, 1908-1998.

Don Kirkham was born on February 11, 1908, in Provo, Utah. He received his B.S. (1933), M.S. (1934), and Ph. D. (1938) from Columbia University in physics.

He accepted a position as Instructor and Assistant Professor (1938-1941) in Math and Physics at Utah State Agricultural College. He then worked as Physicist (1941-1946) at the U.S. Naval Ordnance Lab before becoming Professor (1946-1978) of Soil Physics at Iowa State College (University). Kirkham was also named Director (1964-1973) of Iowa State University's Iowa State Water Resources Institute. He received a Fulbright Fellowship (1950-1951), which allowed him to work at the State Agriculture University at Wageningen, The Netherlands. Kirkham was named the Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture (1958). He retired from Iowa State University in 1978.

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