Background
Grossweiner, Leonard Irwin was born on August 16, 1924 in Atlantic City. Son of Jules H. and Rae (Goldberger) Grossweiner.
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Leonard Irwin Grossweiner
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Bachelor of Science, College City New York, 1947; Master of Science, Illinois Institute Technology, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Illinois Institute Technology, 1955.
Career
Assistant chemist, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, 1947-1950;
associate physicist, Argonne National Laboratory, 1950-1957;
associate professor physics, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1957-1962;
professor physics, Illinois Institute Technology, 1962-1995;
research professor physics, Illinois Institute Technology, 1995-1996;
emeritus professor, Illinois Institute Technology, since 1996;
department chairman physics, Illinois Institute Technology, 1970-1981;
Sang Exchange lecturer, Illinois Institute Technology, 1972-1973;
research director Wenske Laser Center, Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center, Chicago, since 1986. Visiting professor radiology Stanford University School Medicine, 1979. Visiting professor physics University of Illinois College Medicine, 1983-1988.
Adjunct Professor biomedical engineering Northwestern University Technology Institute, Evanston, Illinois, since 1987. Consultant Donner Laboratory University of California, Berkeley, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, Hines Veterans Administration Hospital., Illinois, Michael Reese Medical Center, Chicago, United States Committee on Interagy. Radiation Research and Policy Coordination.
Member United States National Committee Photobiology, 1977-1981, chairman, 1980-1981. Trustee Midwest Bio-Laser Institute, since 1983, secretary, 1986-1997, vice president, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American Physical Society (secretary-treasurer division biological physics 1972-1976, vice chairman 1976-1977, chairman 1977-1978), American Society Laser Medicine and Surgery, New York Academy Sciences. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Radiation Research Society, Midwest Bio-Laser Institute (Executive Committee 1985-1986, secretary 1986-1996, vice president since 1997), American Society Photobiology (county 1977-1980, secretary-treasurer 1981-1986, president-elect1986-1987, president 1987-1988, past president 1988-1989), Biophysics Society, Inter-American Photochem.
Society (Executive Committee 1976-1978), Sigma Xi (distinguished faculty lecturer 1970).
Connections
Married Bess Tornheim, September 9, 1951;children-Karen Ann, Jane (deceased), James Benjamin, Eric William.
