Background
Jordan, Joseph was born on June 29, 1919 in Timisoara, Rumania. Son of Victor and Maria (Purjusz) Jordan. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1959.
Jordan, Joseph was born on June 29, 1919 in Timisoara, Rumania. Son of Victor and Maria (Purjusz) Jordan. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1959.
Master of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1945.
Faculty assistant, instructor, Hebrew U., 1945-1949;
research fellow, Harvard, 1950;
research fellow, instructor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1951-1954;
assistant professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1954-1957;
associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, 1957-1960;
professor of chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, 1960-1990;
research collaborator, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1960-1963;
professor emeritus of chemistry, since 1991. Visiting professor University of California at Berkeley, 1959, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, 1961-1962, Cornell Univercity, 1965, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1972, 84-85, Centre National de Recherches Scientifiques, Paris, 1975-1976, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie, Paris, 1975-1976, 85, Pierre and Marie Curie U., Paris, 1976, 85. Fulbright exchange lecturer U. Paris, 1968-1969, U. Jodhpur, India, 1986-1987.
Member of committee on symbols, units and terminology, numerical data advisory board National Research Council-National Academy Sciences, since 1973. Member evaluationpanel for physical chemistry division National Bureau Standards, 1975-1978.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists, Royal Society Chemistry. Member American Chemical Society, Bioelectrochem. Society, International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry (chairman electrochemistry commission 1967-1971, titular member physical chemistry division committee 1969-1973, commission on electroanalytical chemistry 1971-1987, secretary 1979-1981, chairman 1981-1985, United States of America national representative 1985-1987, titular member analytical chemistry division committee, 1987-1991, coopted mem since 1991), Committee on Teaching Chemistry, since 1989, Association Harvard Chemists, American Association of University Professors, International Society Electrochemistry, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Colina L. Fischer, November 26, 1952. Children– Saskia Audrey, Sharon Leah, Naomi Esther, Adlai David.