Haas, David on 2020 September 10

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Abstract/Description:	In this interview, David Zierler, Oral Historian for AIP, interviews David J. Haas, President of the Tecco Corporation. Haas discusses his work as founder of Tempbadge and he recounts his childhood in Buffalo and then Texas. He describes his undergraduate education at the University of Buffalo, where biophysics was beginning to start as a distinct discipline. Haas explains his decision to remain at Buffalo for his graduate research, working under Fred Snell, and he describes his introduction to crystallography from David Harker at the Roswell Park Memorial Institute. He emphasizes the critical support provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), both to him as a graduate student and to biophysics generally at the time. Haas discusses his postdoctoral research in cryo-crystallography with David Phillips at the Royal Institute in London, and his brief work beforehand at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, DC. He describes his subsequent work at the Weizmann Institute in Israel where he continued his research in cryo-crystallography, and he describes the scene there during the Six Day War. Haas discusses his work at the Philips Corporation in New York, where he became involved with the X-ray research that would go into security scanners at airports and stadium venues. He explains his decision to go into business for himself with the launch of Temtec for which he created self-expiring visitor badges. At the end of the interview, Haas provides an overview for some of the major advances in biophysics over the course of his career, and he expresses optimism regarding the viability of antiviral therapies for Covid-19 by the end of the year.
Subject(s):	Haas, David J Harker, David, 1906- Phillips, D. (David), 1939- Snell, Fred M Mekhon Ṿaitsman le-madaʻ National Institutes of Health (U.S.) Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.) Philips Electronic Instruments, Inc. Roswell Park Memorial Institute Royal Institution of Great Britain. University of Buffalo Biophysics COVID-19 (Disease) Crystallography Israel-Arab War, 1967

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In this interview, David Zierler, Oral Historian for AIP, interviews David J. Haas, President of the Tecco Corporation. Haas discusses his work as founder of Tempbadge and he recounts his childhood in Buffalo and then Texas. He describes his undergraduate education at the University of Buffalo, where biophysics was beginning to start as a distinct discipline. Haas explains his decision to remain at Buffalo for his graduate research, working under Fred Snell, and he describes his introduction to crystallography from David Harker at the Roswell Park Memorial Institute. He emphasizes the critical support provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), both to him as a graduate student and to biophysics generally at the time. Haas discusses his postdoctoral research in cryo-crystallography with David Phillips at the Royal Institute in London, and his brief work beforehand at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, DC. He describes his subsequent work at the Weizmann Institute in Israel where he continued his research in cryo-crystallography, and he describes the scene there during the Six Day War. Haas discusses his work at the Philips Corporation in New York, where he became involved with the X-ray research that would go into security scanners at airports and stadium venues. He explains his decision to go into business for himself with the launch of Temtec for which he created self-expiring visitor badges. At the end of the interview, Haas provides an overview for some of the major advances in biophysics over the course of his career, and he expresses optimism regarding the viability of antiviral therapies for Covid-19 by the end of the year.

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Haas, David J
Harker, David, 1906-
Phillips, D. (David), 1939-
Snell, Fred M
Mekhon Ṿaitsman le-madaʻ
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)
Philips Electronic Instruments, Inc.
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Royal Institution of Great Britain.
University of Buffalo
Biophysics
COVID-19 (Disease)
Crystallography
Israel-Arab War, 1967

Title:	Haas, David on 2020 September 10.
Name(s):	Haas, David J., interviewee. Zierler, David, 1979-, interviewer.
Type of Resource:	mixed material
Genre:	Interviews. Oral histories. Transcripts.
Issuance:	monographic
Date Created:	2020-09-10
Extent:	Transcript: 84 Audio recording: 1
Abstract/Description:	In this interview, David Zierler, Oral Historian for AIP, interviews David J. Haas, President of the Tecco Corporation. Haas discusses his work as founder of Tempbadge and he recounts his childhood in Buffalo and then Texas. He describes his undergraduate education at the University of Buffalo, where biophysics was beginning to start as a distinct discipline. Haas explains his decision to remain at Buffalo for his graduate research, working under Fred Snell, and he describes his introduction to crystallography from David Harker at the Roswell Park Memorial Institute. He emphasizes the critical support provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), both to him as a graduate student and to biophysics generally at the time. Haas discusses his postdoctoral research in cryo-crystallography with David Phillips at the Royal Institute in London, and his brief work beforehand at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, DC. He describes his subsequent work at the Weizmann Institute in Israel where he continued his research in cryo-crystallography, and he describes the scene there during the Six Day War. Haas discusses his work at the Philips Corporation in New York, where he became involved with the X-ray research that would go into security scanners at airports and stadium venues. He explains his decision to go into business for himself with the launch of Temtec for which he created self-expiring visitor badges. At the end of the interview, Haas provides an overview for some of the major advances in biophysics over the course of his career, and he expresses optimism regarding the viability of antiviral therapies for Covid-19 by the end of the year.
Identifier(s):	OH 45291
Note(s):	Interview of David Haas by David Zierler on 2020 September 9, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA Interview conducted by David Zierler on 10 September 2020. American biophysicist. Ph.D. Roswell Park Memorial Institute / University of Buffalo (1965). Professional experience includes: postdoctorate, Naval Research Laboratory (1965); postdoctoral fellowship, Royal Institution of Great Britain (1965-1966); postdoctoral fellowship, Weizmann Institute of Science (1966-1967); assistant professor, Purdue University (1967-1970); principal X-ray scientist, Philips Electronic Instruments (1970-1983); founder, Temtec Inc. (1981-2002). In English.
Subject(s):	Haas, David J Harker, David, 1906- Phillips, D. (David), 1939- Snell, Fred M Mekhon Ṿaitsman le-madaʻ National Institutes of Health (U.S.) Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.) Philips Electronic Instruments, Inc. Roswell Park Memorial Institute Royal Institution of Great Britain. University of Buffalo Biophysics COVID-19 (Disease) Crystallography Israel-Arab War, 1967
Library Classification:	OH
Held by:	American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Held by:	Niels Bohr Library & Archives
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