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Paul L. Kirk
American chemist
This article is about the chemist.
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For other uses, see Paul Kirk (disambiguation).
Paul Leland Kirk (May 9, 1902 – June 5, 1970)[1][2] was a biochemist, criminalist and participant in the Manhattan Project who was specialized in microscopy.
He also investigated the bedroom in which Sam Sheppard supposedly murdered his wife and provided the key blood spatter evidence that led to his acquittal in a retrial over 12 years after the murder. The highest honor one can receive in the criminalistics section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences carries Kirk's name.[3]
Education
Kirk received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Ohio State University and got his master's degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.[3] He went on to receive a Ph.D.
in biochemistry from UC Berkeley.[4]
Career
In 1929 Kirk became professor of biochemistry at UC Berkeley. According to Kirk, he