Martin Blank

Background

Blank, Martin was born on February 28, 1933 in New York City. Son of Leon and Rebecca (Quart) Blank.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City University of New York, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1959.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow in colloid science Cambridge (England) University, 1957-1959. Instructor, assistant professor Columbia University, New York City, 1959-1968. Liaison scientist Office of Naval Research, London, 1974-1975, biophysicist Arlington, Virginia, 1984-1985.

Associate professor physiology Columbia University, New York City, since 1968. Research chemist Unilever Research Laboratories, England, Netherlands, summer 1964, 67, 69. Visiting professor Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1970, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 1989, University Warsaw, 1989, Tata Institute, Bombay, 1992, University Negev, Beersheba, Israel, 1995.

Visiting lecturer Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 1982. Visiting professor theoretical physics University Kyoto, 2005. Consultant Office of Naval Research, Electric Power Research Institute, chamber deputies Government Brazil, 2007.

Visiting scientist University Victoria, Canada, 1995. Organizer international science meetings.

Achievements

• Martin Blank has been listed as a noteworthy Physiology educator, consultant, editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Bioelectrochemical Society (president 1988-1992), Electrochemical Society (division chairman 1983-1985), International School Biophysics, Italy (co-director bioelectrochemistry 1981-1995), Bioelectromagnetics Society (board directors 1989-1992, president 1997-1998), Second World Congress on Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine (vice president, executive committee, chairman program committee), Bioinitiative (organizing committee contributor, 2006-2007).

Connections

Married Marion Sue Hersch, July 3, 1955. Children: Donna, Jonathan, Ari.

Father:

Leon Blank

Mother:

Rebecca (Quart) Blank

Spouse:

Marion Sue Hersch

child:

Ari Blank

child:

Donna Blank

child:

Jonathan Blank