Metzner, A. B. (original) (raw)

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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

Saskatchewan

Undergraduate Education

Alberta (Canada)

Graduate Education

Cambridge (Mass.)

Employment

Newark (Del.)

Death

Washington (D.C.)

Subjects

Chemistry.

Fluid mechanics.

Rheology.

Relationships

People

Advisors & Collaborators

Lewis, Warren Kendall, 1882-1975

Advisor, MIT.

White, James Lindsay, 1938-

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.

Society of Rheology (U.S.)

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

Box 6, Folder 28, Society of Rheology miscellaneous publications. Rheology Bulletin, Vol 46, No. 2, August 1977.

Chemistry Tree: Arthur B. Metzner professional relations list.

Physics Today obituary for Arthur Metzner.