Background
Friedmann, Emerich Imre was born on December 20, 1921 in Budapest, Hungary. Arrived in the United States, 1965. Son of Hugo and Gisella (Singer) Friedmann.
Friedmann, Emerich Imre was born on December 20, 1921 in Budapest, Hungary. Arrived in the United States, 1965. Son of Hugo and Gisella (Singer) Friedmann.
Bachelor of Science School Agriculture, Hungary, 1943. Master of Science School Agriculture, Hungary, 1944. Postgraduate University Debrecen, Hungary, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, Zoology, University Vienna, 1951.
Instructor, lecturer Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1952-1966. Associate professor Queens University, Kingston, Canada, 1967-1968, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1968-1976, professor, 1976—2001, Robert Lawton Distinguished professor, 1991—2001, director Polar Desert Research Center, 1985—2001. Senior National Research Council research fellow National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, from 2001.
Visiting professor University Washington, Seattle, from 2005. Concurrent professor Nanjing University, People's Republic of China, since 1987. Visiting professor Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1966-1967, University Vienna, 1975, University Washington, since 2005.
Distinguished senior visiting scientist Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1999-2000.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Microbiology, American Society Microbiology (Procter and Gamble award in environmental microbiology 1998), Royal Microsci. Society, Linnean Society London, Exploreres Club. Member: International Society Study of Origins of Life, Society Phycol.
France, Hungarian Algological Society (honorary), International Phycol. Society, American Phycol. Society (award of Excellence 2002), Indian Phycol.
Society, British Phycol. Society, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (foreign).
Married Roseli Ocampo, July 22, 1974. 1 child, Daphna.