Background
Strauss, Herbert Leopold was born on March 26, 1936 in Aachen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946. Son of Charles and Joan (Goldschmidt) Strauss.
Strauss, Herbert Leopold was born on March 26, 1936 in Aachen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946. Son of Charles and Joan (Goldschmidt) Strauss.
AB, Columbia University, 1957. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1960.
Postgrad, Oxford University, 1961.
Member faculty University California, Berkeley, since 1961, professor chemistry, 1973—2003, professor graduate division, 2003—2006, vice chairman department chemistry, 1975-1981, 92-95, assistant dean. College Chemistry, 1986-1992, associate dean, 1995—2008. Visiting professor Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1968-1969, Fudan University, Shanghai, 1982, University Tokyo, 1982, University Paris du Nord, 1987.
Member International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Commission I.1, 1990-2005.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Carolyn North Cooper, April 24, 1960. Children: Michael Abram, Rebecca Anne, Ethan Edward.