1938
Professor Desio is born in Boston, Massachusetts to Benjamin and Mary Desio.
1960
Professor Desio receives a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Boston College.
1963
Professor Desio becomes a teaching fellow in New Hampshire.
1964
Professor Desio earns a Doctor of Philosophy in organic chemistry from the University of New Hampshire and begins his career as a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1966
Professor Desio becomes an instructor and eventually an associate professor at the University of New Haven.
1976
Professor Desio serves as chairman of the Department of Chemistry at the University of New Haven.
1979
Professor Desio is named a full professor at the University of New Haven.
1980
Professor Desio is named a professor of chemistry at the University of New Haven.
2003
Professor Desio earns the title of Professor Emeritus at the University of New Haven.