Chris Adami
| Christoph Adami | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 30, 1962 (age 54) Brussels, Belgium |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Fields | Evolutionary Biology and Physics |
| Institutions |
Stony Brook University Michigan State University |
| Alma mater |
University of Bonn Stony Brook University |
| Academic advisors | Gerald E. Brown |
| Doctoral students | Charles Ofria |
| Known for | Negative quantum entropy Digital evolution Avida |
| Notable awards |
Fairchild Prize Fellowship (1992) NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (2002) Fellow of the AAAS (2012) |
Stony Brook University
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Fairchild Prize Fellowship (1992)
Caltech
Christoph Carl Herbert "Chris" Adami (born August 30, 1962) is a professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, as well as professor of Physics and Astronomy, at Michigan State University. Adami was born in Brussels, Belgium, and graduated from the European School of Brussels I. He obtained a Diplom in Physics from the University of Bonn and an MA and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Nuclear Physics from Stony Brook University in 1991. He is best known for his work on Avida, an artificial life simulator used to study evolutionary biology , and for applying the theory of information to physical and biological systems. He is also an adviser to the Microbes Mind Forum.
He received the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal while serving at JPL, and was elected a Fellow of the AAAS in 2012.
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