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Adam Heller
Born1933
Alma materHebrew University
Known forBioelectrochemistry, Instrumentation for diabetes management, Photoelectrochemistry
AwardsFaraday Medal (1996), National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2007), and others
Scientific career
FieldsChemical Engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Austin, USA
Doctoral advisorErnst David Bergmann
Doctoral studentsYaron Paz and others
Websitehttp://www.che.utexas.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-directory/heller/

Adam Heller (b. 1933) is a professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, known for his key contributions to bioelectrocatalysis, bioelectrochemistry and photoelectrochemistry. He is known for inventing a painless blood-glucose monitoring device.

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Adam Heller received his M.Sc. (Chemistry and Physics, 1957) and Ph.D. (Chemistry, 1961), from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, working with Prof. Ernst David Bergmann.

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Category:American chemists Category:Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Category:University of Texas at Austin faculty Category:National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipients Category:American Jews Category:1933 births Category:Living people