James B. Adams (professor)
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James B. Adams is a President's Professor at Arizona State University, where he directs the autism/Asperger's research program, though he originally taught chemical and materials engineering there. Adams also holds a post at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. He is also the president of the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix, the co-chair of the Autism Research Institute's scientific advisory committee, and has received the Autism Service Award from the Greater Phoenix chapter of the Autism Society of America.[1][2] He has been featured on Dateline NBC,[3] and received a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award from President George Bush in 1996.[4]
James Brewster Adams | |
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Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Known for | Autism-related research |
Spouse | Marie Adams |
Children | Three |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Engineering, child psychiatry |
Institutions | Arizona State University |
Thesis | Nucleation and growth of thin films (1987) |