Curriculum vitae of Dr. Horst Adams

University record: Diploma in Physics, University of Bonn, Germany Ph.D. in Physics, Rice University, Houston, Texas and University of Bonn, Germany

Additional Education:

Master of Business Administration,
European Management Development Centre & Harvard Business School

Professisonal record:

1985 – 1986 Assistant Professor at the University of Bonn, Departmet of Applied Physics
optoelectronics, infrared detectors, data acquisition, spectroscopy

1986 – 1989 Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, Frankfurt, Kiel
Head of NBC Department (nuclear-, biological- and chemical sensors),
infrared sensors (FLIR)

1989 – 1991 Dornier GmbH, Friedrichshafen (EADS)
Head of Controlling in the DAR project (airplane development)

1991 – 2001 Wagner AG (Inc., GmbH), Minneapolis, Chicago, Markdorf (D), Altstaetten (CH), Valmadrera (I)
Director R&D, industrial coating systems

• Non destructive film thickness measurement laser system
• Powder spray cloud analysis

2001 Foundation of Adamco Technology Consulting, President

2002 - 2008 Rio Tinto Alcan
Director Nanotechnology & Networking

2008 - present Bayer MaterialScience
Vice President Future Technologies

additional functions:

• Adjunct Professor at the Nanotech Institute of the University of Texas at Dallas
• Professor at the Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
• Visiting Professor at the Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
• Chairman of Adamco Advisory Board (honorary)

further references:

• Nanotechnology Award from Small Times Journal
• Switzerland and Spain: Business Partner in Nanotechnology and New Materials
• Chairman at the European Conference on Nanotechnology 2007
• Press Release: Schaffhauser Nachrichten
• German / Japanese OZ Nanotechnology Symposium