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Published as SubjectA. B. Metzner
Dates
April 13, 1927 – May 4, 2006
Authorized Form of Name
Metzner, A. B.
Biography
Abstract
Arthur "Art" Metzner was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1977. Metzner spent the majority of his career at the University of Delaware, where he received emeritus status in 1993.
Important Dates
April 13, 1927Birth, Saskatchewan.
1948B.Sc in Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta (Canada).
1951Sc.D in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1953 – 1996Faculty (1953-1961); Professor of Chemical Engineering (1961-1963); H. Fletcher Brown Professor (1963-1993); Chair of Chemical Engineering Department (1970-1978); Professor Emeritus (1993); Retired (1996), University of Delaware, Newark (Del.).
1958Awarded the Junior (now Allan P. Colburn) Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
1963Chemical Engineering Lectureship, American Society for Engineering Education.
1977Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.
1979Member, National Academy of Engineering.
1981Awarded the Francis P. Alison Award, University of Delaware.
1997Awarded the Distinguished Service Award, Society of Rheology.
May 4, 2006Death, Washington (D.C.).
Occupation
Chemical engineer.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Lewis, Warren Kendall, 1882-1975
Advisor, MIT.
Advised by Metzner, University of Delaware.
Institutions
Major Positions
University of Delaware
Faculty; Professor of Chemical Engineering; H. Fletcher Brown Professor; Chair of Chemical Engineering Department; Professor emeritus; and awarded the Francis P. Alison Award (1981).
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Awarded the Junior (now Allan P. Colburn) Award (1958).
American Society for Engineering Education.
Awarded Chemical Engineering Lectureship.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sc.D in Chemical Engineering (1951).
National Academy of Engineering
Member.
Recipient of the Bingham Medal (1977); and the Distinguished Service Award (1997).
University of Alberta
B.Sc in Chemical Engineering (1948).
Resources
Published Resources
Subject
Chemistry Tree: Arthur B. Metzner professional relations list.