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Heifetz, Peter Bernard was born on June 30, 1963 in Copenhagen. Came to the United States, 1963. Son of Paul and Patricia Heifetz.
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Peter Bernard Heifetz, Danish biochemical engineer. Achievements include mathematical modeling of the effects of light and temperature on rates of algal biomass production in semicontinuous culture; use of stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry in determination of photosynthetic ability in genetically transformed microalgae.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Duke University, 1984. Master of Science in Bio-chemical Engineering, Duke University, 1987.
Career
Research intern University North Carolina Institute Marine Sciences, Morehead City, 1984. Graduate research assistant department mechanical engineering Duke University, Durham, 1985-1986, associate in research department mechanical engineering, 1987-1988. Consultant aquaculture INCON Corporation, Youngsville, North Carolina, 1986-1988.
Visiting researcher National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer Operation Raleigh, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 1987. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Society Plant Physiologists, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Susan Dabney Hollandsworth, May 5, 1990.
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American Geophysical Union grantee, 1987, Gordon Research Conference grantee, 1988. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Biologu fellow Woods Hole Institute, 1989, National Institutes of Health predoctoral fellow Duke University, 1988-1992.American Geophysical Union grantee, 1987, Gordon Research Conference grantee, 1988. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Biologu fellow Woods Hole Institute, 1989, National Institutes of Health predoctoral fellow Duke University, 1988-1992.