Background
Demain, Arnold Lester was born on April 26, 1927 in New York City. Son of Henry and Gussie (Katz) Demain.
Demain, Arnold Lester was born on April 26, 1927 in New York City. Son of Henry and Gussie (Katz) Demain.
Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1949. Master of Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1954.
Doctorate (honorary), University Leon, Spain, 1997. Doctorate (honorary), Ghent University, Belgium, 1999. Doctorate (honorary), Technion-Israeli Institute of Technology, 2000.
Doctorate (honorary), Michigan State University, 2000. Doctorate (honorary), University Muenster, Germany, 2003. Doctor of Philosophy, Drew University, 2009.
Research assistant University California, Davis, 1952-1954. Research microbiologist Merck & Company, Inc., Danville, Pennsylvania, 1954-1956, Rahway, New Jersey, 1956-1965, founder, head of department ferm. microbiology, 1965-1969. Professor of independent microbiology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1969—2001.
Fellow Charles A. Dana Research Institute, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, since 2001. With United States Navy, 1945-1947.
Member of National Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society (Marvin Johnson biotechnology award), American Society Microbiology (Waksman award New Jersey branch 1975, Biotechnology award 1990, Distinguished Service award 1994, Alice C. Evans award 1998, honorary member Northeast branch 1999, Charles Porta award 2006), Society Industrial Microbiology (president 1990, Charles Thom award 1978, Waksman Teaching award 1995, Porter award 2006), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Mexico Academy of Sciences, Croatian Society Biotechnology (honorary), Czech Society Microbiology (honorary Patocka medal 2006), Society Actinomycetes Japan (honorary), French Society Microbiology (honorary).
Married Joanna Kaye, August 2, 1952. Children: Pamela Robin Demain McCloskey, Jeffrey Brian.