Background
Getoff, Nikola was born on December 18, 1922 in Lom, Bulgaria. Son of Avram Parvanov and Ganka (Ivanova) Getoff.
Getoff, Nikola was born on December 18, 1922 in Lom, Bulgaria. Son of Avram Parvanov and Ganka (Ivanova) Getoff.
Engineer's degree, Technology U. Vienna, 1950; Dr.Tech.Sci., Technology U. Vienna, 1952.
Assistant professor, Technology U. Vienna, 1952-1956;
research scientist, Chemical Works, Linz, Austria, 1956-1960;
member natural science faculty, U. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1959-1960;
member natural science faculty, U. Cambridge, England, 1960;
lecturer, U. Vienna, 1960-1973;
full professor radiation chemistry, photochemistry, photophysics, solar energy utilization, U. Vienna, since 1973. Guest scientist Max Planck Institute for Radiation Chemistry, Mulheim/Ruhr, since 1960, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1968, Riso National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark, 1969, 72-90. Consultant Austrian Research Center, Seibersdorf, 1961-1975,World Bank, Washington, since 1990, European Commission, Brussels.
Member Australian committee United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, since 1978. Director Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Radiation Chemistry and Radiation Biology. Australian re. of E. Majorana Society of Italy.
Lecturer infield Mexico, United States, S. Korea, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, Canada, Japan, China, others.
Member Austrial Chemical Society, Chemical Physical Society.
Married Edith Getoff, December 6, 1952. Children: Doris, Roman.