At war's end, he returned to Minnesota and with the help of the GI Bill, graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1948. He worked as a chemist for some years but found it unfulfilling.
After the war's conclusion, he returned to Minnesota and, aided by the GI Bill, earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1948. He worked as a chemist for some time but found it unfulfilling.