Background
Wasserman, Edel was born on July 29, 1932 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Ida (Ulano) Wasserman.
Wasserman, Edel was born on July 29, 1932 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Ida (Ulano) Wasserman.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1953; Master of Arts, Harvard, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy (National Science Foundation fellow 1953-1956, Coffin fellow 1956-1957), Harvard, 1959.
Member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1957-1976;
professor of chemistry, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1967-1976;
director Chemical Research Center, Allied Chemical Company, 1976-1978;
director Corporation Research Center, 1978-1980;
senior staff scientist, 1980-1981;
member Chemical Sciences staff, E.I. DuPont, since 1981;
associate director technical, E.I. DuPont, 1983-1993;
science advisor central research and development, E.I. DuPont, since 1993. Regents lecturer University of California, Irvine, 1973. Member visiting committee Harvard University, Rutgers University, Argonne National Laboratory, University Texas.
Member board on chemical science National Research Council, 1980-1983. Member of advisory board on MPS, National Science Foundation, 1992-1994, NREL Basic Research Division, since 1994, BESAC, since 1995.
Member American Chemical Society (numerous committees, advisory editor journal 1971-1975), American Institute Physics.
Married Zelda L. Rakowitz, January 29, 1955. Children: Stephen, Diane.