Background
Walenta, Albert Heinrich was born on October 2, 1943 in Naugard, Pommern, Germany. Son of Anton Helmut and Katharina (Genz) Walenta.
Walenta, Albert Heinrich was born on October 2, 1943 in Naugard, Pommern, Germany. Son of Anton Helmut and Katharina (Genz) Walenta.
Vordiplom, Free University, West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, 1966. Diploma, University Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Heidelberg, 1972.
Habilitation, 1975.
Assistant professor physics University Heidelberg, 1973-1976. Visiting scientist Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1976-1978, full scientist, 1978-1982. Professor University Siegen, Federal Republic Germany, 1982-1997, president, 1997—2002.
Research professor Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 2002. Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1979-1981, consultant, since 1982.
Married Nicole Marie Anne Julien, July 25, 1968. Children: Frank, Katrin.