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Hoffman, Morton Z. was born on April 22, 1935 in New York City. Son of David and Martha (Gottesman) Hoffman.
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Morton Z. Hoffman, American Chemistry educator. Department of Chemistry scholar University of Michigan, 1958-1959, National Science Foundation summer fellow University of Michigan, 1959, Michigan Memorial-Phoenix Foundation fellow in nuclear chemistry, 1959-1960, Rackham postdoctoral fellow University of Michigan, 1960-1961, Danforth Found.assoc., 1970.
Education
AB cum. laude in Chemistry, CUNY, 1955; Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1960; postgraduate, U. Sheffield, England, 1960-1961.
Career
Teaching fellow in chemistry, University of Michigan, 1955-1957;
assistant professor, Boston University, 1961-1967;
associate professor, Boston University, 1967-1971;
professor of chemistry, Boston University, since 1971;
associate department chairman chemistry, Boston University, since 1989;
director undergraduate studies, Boston University, since 1989;
acting associate dean College Liberal Arts, Boston University, 1983, 84. Visiting scholar University of Michigan, Flint, 1979. Senior postdoctoral research associate United States National Academy Sciences, 1969-1970.
Visiting scientist United States Army Natick Research and Development Command, 1969-1980. Member of advisory board Radiation Laboratory Data Center, U.Notre Dame, 1981-1989, secretary, 1983-1985, chairman, 1985-1988. Member international organizing committee International Conference on Photochem.
Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy, 1986-1992. Member organizing committee International Symposium on Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds, 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Board trustees, school committee Temple Sinai, Sharon, Massachusetts. Board directors BostonU. Hillel Foundation. Performer, director, president approximately 18 non-profl.theatre productions Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Association of University Professors, Radiation Research Society (nominating committee 1986-1987), American Chemical Society (task force on undergrd. programming commission on education since 1991, committee in international activities division chemical education since 1992, president task force on international education since 1992), Inter-American Photochem. Society, New York Academy.Scis., Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa (secretary Epsilon chapter since 1991), Phi Lambda Upsilon.
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Married Sandra Bette Weintraub, July 25, 1965. Children: Linda Beth, Julie Ilene.
