Blanchard
received his BS in Chemistry from Bates College in
1981 and his PhD (Chemistry) from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison in 1985, working under the guidance
of Professor Mary J. Wirth. From 1985 to 1991,
Blanchard was a Member of Technical Staff at
Bell Communications Research.
In September, 1991, Blanchard joined the Chemistry
Faculty at Michigan State University.
