Background
Adam, Waldemar was born on July 26, 1937 in Alexanderdorf, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Traugott and Ella (Leder) Adam.
Adam, Waldemar was born on July 26, 1937 in Alexanderdorf, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Traugott and Ella (Leder) Adam.
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961.
Research associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1961, University Karlsruhe, Federal Republic Germany, 1962. Assistant professor, then associate professor University Puerto Rico, 1961-1970, professor, 1970-1980. Professor chemistry University Wurzburg, Federal Republic Germany, since 1980.
Visiting professor University Zurich, Switzerland, 1972—1973, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1974, University São Paulo, Brazil, 1974, Inter-American University, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, 1977, University de Concepcion, Chile, 1982, University Alberta, Edmonton, 1989, University Debrecen, Hungary, 1991, University Krakow, Poland, 1991, Polytech. University, Valencia, Spain, 1992, University Miami, Florida, 1993, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1997—1998, University Reims, France, 1998, University Santiago, Spain, 1999, University Bilbao, Spain, 2000, University Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2001. Honorary professor University Marine Sciences, Mayagüez, 1975—1980.
Member European Society Photobiology, German Chemical Society, European Photochem. Society, American Photobiol. Society, Inter-American Photochem.
Society, College Chemists of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Academy Arts & Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, SA1Q0 (honorary), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Sonia Tirado, 1958. Children: Karin Jennifer, Heidi Aileen, Adam Waldemar, Eva Tamara.