Background
Hertz, Harry Steven was born on February 25, 1947 in New York City. Son of Marcus and Alice (Oppenheimer) Hertz.
Hertz, Harry Steven was born on February 25, 1947 in New York City. Son of Marcus and Alice (Oppenheimer) Hertz.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971.
Alexander von Humboldt fellow, U. Munich, Federal Republic Germany, 1971-1973; research chemist, National Bureau Standards (now National Institute Standards and Technology), Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1973-1978; chief organic analytical research division, National Bureau Standards (now National Institute Standards and Technology), Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1978-1983; director Center for Analytical Chemistry, National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1983-1991; acting director National Measurement Laboratory, National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1989; dir Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1991-1992; deputy director Office Quality Programs and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1992-1996; director National Quality Program and, Malcolm Baldridge National Quality award, since 1996. Member health environmental research advising committee Department Energy, Washington, 1984-1989, good manufacturing practices advising committee Food and Drug Administration, 1988-1990. Member of national quality committee United Way American, since 1997.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (member-at-large, industrial science & technical section since 2009), member American Society for Mass Spectroscopy (secretary 1983-1985), American Chemical Society, National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (president 1986-1988), Sigma Xi.
Married Francine Turkowitz, June 21, 1969. Children: Matthew Adam, Joshua Lee.