Christoph Carl Herbert "Chris" Adami is a professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, as well as professor of Physics and Astronomy, at Michigan State University.
Background
Adami was born in Brussels, Belgium, and graduated from the European School of Brussels I. He obtained a Diplom in Physics from the University of Bonn and an Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Nuclear Physics from Stony Brook University in 1991.
Education
University of Bonn; Stony Brook University.
Career
He is best known for his work on Avida, an artificial life simulator used to study evolutionary biology, and for applying the theory of information to physical and biological systems He is also an adviser to the Microbes Mind Forum.