John Prausnitz
John Michael Prausnitz | |
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Born | January 7, 1928 Berlin, Germany Chemical Engineering | (age 96)
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral advisor | Richard H. Wilhelm |
John Michael Prausnitz (born January 7, 1928) is an emeritus professor of chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.[2][3]
Prausnitz is a member of the
Education
Prausnitz was born in Berlin, Germany, on January 7, 1928. His father and his mother's stepfather were both Jewish doctors. In 1933, when the Nazi Party rescinded the licenses of Jewish doctors, they were able to continue to work because they had been Frontkämpfer, "front fighters," during World War I.[1]
In 1937,[8] at age 9, Prausnitz emigrated with his parents and sister to the United States, where he had an uncle in Lynbrook, New York on Long Island. His father was able to practice medicine because his German medical license was recognized by the State of New York. Prausnitz lived briefly in Lynbrook, then in Manhattan, and Forest Hills, Queens. He attended Public School 101 in New York.[1]
In 1950, Prausnitz earned his B.Ch.E., a five-year degree, from Cornell University. In 1951, he received his M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Rochester. He then joined Princeton University as a student of Richard H. Wilhelm. He was able to spend two summers working at the Brookhaven National Laboratory.[8] Prausnitz received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton University in 1955 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "Liquid-phase turbulent mixing properties."[9]
Career
Prausnitz joined the College of Chemistry at the
Through his work on thermodynamics and phase behavior, Prausnitz has developed the field of
During his career at Berkeley, Prausnitz published hundreds of scientific papers, monographs and books detailing his theoretical and experimental work.[12]
In 2011, the
Prausnitz was the founding editor of the Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, working with it from 2008 to 2018.[14][15] His books include Computer Calculations of Vapor−Liquid Equilibria (1967), the graduate textbook Molecular Thermodynamics of Fluid-Phase Equilibria (1969; 1986; 1999), and later editions of Regular and Related Solutions (1970) and The Properties of Gases and Liquids (1977; 1987; 2001).[8]
Prausnitz was also a supporter of the Leonardo Project, an initiative to connect sciences with society, art, and philosophy, inspired by Jacob Bronowski and The Ascent of Man. The project developed and shared multidisciplinary case studies, primarily for use in undergraduate classes.[1][16]
Personal life
John Prausnitz has a son,
Awards
Prausnitz was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1973[5][4] and the National Academy of Engineering in 1979 for contributions to the thermodynamics of phase equilibria and its application to industrial process design.[5] He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1988.[4]
Prausnitz has been given many awards, from the Colburn Award of the
As of 2016, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers renamed the Institute Lecturer Award in his honor as the John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecturer Award.[20][21]
References
- ^ a b c d e Burnett, Paul. "John Prausnitz: Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley, 1955–2020 University History Interviews conducted by Paul Burnett in 2018 and 2019" (PDF). Oral History Center University of California The Bancroft Library.
- ^ a b Rascouët-Paz, Anna (24 May 2011). "Annual Reviews Conversations Presents An Interview with John M. Prausnitz" (PDF). Annual Reviews.
- ISSN 1947-5438.
- ^ a b c d "John M. Prausnitz". College of Chemistry, UC Berkeley.
- ^ a b c d "Dr. John M. Prausnitz". NAE Website. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b "John M. Prausnitz". National Science and Technology Medals Foundation. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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- ^ ISSN 0021-9568.
- ^ Prausnitz, John Michael (1956). Liquid-phase turbulent mixing properties.
- ^ "Alumnus Awarded Nation's Highest Science Honor". Rochester Review. Vol. 68, no. 1. University of Rochester. 2005.
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- ^ a b Sanders, Robert (16 February 2005). "Chemical engineer John Prausnitz awarded National Medal of Science". newsarchive.berkeley.edu.
- ISSN 1947-5438. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ISSN 1947-5438.
- ISSN 2165-6428.
- ^ "Mark R. Prausnitz is Named 2023 AIChE Institute Lecturer". Press Releases. American Institute of Chemical Engineers. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ King, C. Judson (October 20, 2020). "Meet our faculty: John Prausnitz | College of Chemistry". chemistry.berkeley.edu.
- ^ Wang, Linda (October 8, 2012). "John Prausnitz Wins Lifetime Achievement Award". Chemical & Engineering News. 90 (41). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Beristain, Kloey (13 April 2022). "Chemical engineering professor receives award". The Brown and White.
- ^ "Institute Lecturer Award". www.aiche.org. 28 March 2012.