Background
Hums, Joseph Erich was born on September 30, 1946 in Bamberg, Germany. Son of Georg and Annemarie (Firsching) Hums.
chemist consultant chemical engineer
Hums, Joseph Erich was born on September 30, 1946 in Bamberg, Germany. Son of Georg and Annemarie (Firsching) Hums.
Graduate in engineering, Technology University Berlin, 1972. Degree in chemistry, Free University Berlin, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Bayreuth, Germany, 1982.
Member academy council University Bayreuth, 1982-1985. Developer Siemens AG, KWU, Erlangen, Germany, 1985-1994, consultant engineer for technical innovations, Research and Development support and patents Germany, 1994-1998, Siemens AG, KWU (now Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company), Redwitz, Germany, 1999—2006, consultant environmental catalysis, since 2006. Assistant professor Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, since 2000.
Member international science committee post-conference seminar on catalysis on eve of 21st Century, Boreskov Memorial Conference, Novosibirsk, 1997. Member International Scientific Board of 12th international Congress on Catalysis, Granada, Spain, 2000.
Member German Association Fine Artists (former vice president Bavaria).
Married Eveline Goldmann, March 2, 1979 (divorced May 1985). Married Jutta Fischer, December 28, 1993.