Background
Vandamme, Erick J. was born on August 4, 1943 in Vinkem, Belgium. Son of Maurice and Maria (Chaerel) Vandamme.
Industrial microbiology educator
Vandamme, Erick J. was born on August 4, 1943 in Vinkem, Belgium. Son of Maurice and Maria (Chaerel) Vandamme.
Master of Science in Molecular Biology, U. Ghent, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Fermentation Science, U. Ghent, 1972; Doctor of Science in Industrial Microbiology, U. Ghent, 1976.
Postdoctoral fellow, Sir William Dunn School Pathology, U. Oxford, England, 1973; postdoctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974-1975; postdoctoral fellow, Queen Elisabeth College, U. London, 1976; professor, head division industrial microbiology & biocatalysis, head, Department Biochemistry and Microbial Technology, U. Ghent, Belgium. Visiting scientist Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1980. Visiting professor several university and institutions, Japan, South Africa, United States, and Australia.
Member Koninklijke Vlaamse Ingenieursvereniging (chairman of the section of biotechnology since 1987), American Society Microbiology, Society of Industrial Microbiology, International Organisation for Biotechnology and Bioengring., European Federation of Biotechnology, others.
Married Mireille A. Dezeure, December 27, 1969. Children: Heidi, Helen, Karen.