James B. Adams (professor)

For other people named James Adams, see James Adams (disambiguation).
James Brewster Adams
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Known forAutism-related research
SpouseMarie Adams
ChildrenThree
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering, child psychiatry
InstitutionsArizona State University
ThesisNucleation and growth of thin films (1987)

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]

  1. ^ Adams JB (2011). "Chelation: removal of toxic metals". In Siri K, Lyons T (eds.). Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism 2011-2012. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-61608-252-9.
  2. ^ "Autism/Asperger's Research Program: About Us". Arizona State University. 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference nbc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Award Abstract #9796047". National Science Foundation. December 6, 1996. Retrieved September 27, 2019.