Adam is the Co-Director for the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) as well as the group leader for MPA-CINT. He received his doctorate in chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2001 and immediately joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a Wigner Fellow, where his research interests included clean energy, nanotechnology based electrocatalysis, and advanced materials. From 2008-2010 he was a Legislative Fellow in the U.S. Senate offering advice on energy and technology issues. He joined CINT and Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2020.