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Eli RuckensteinDistinguished Professor504 Furnas Hall |
| Short bio | Research | Publications |
Eli Ruckenstein Interview for AIChE Mini History Project
Education
| Ph.D. | Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest |
| B.S. | Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest |
Professional Experience
| UB Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering | |
| Distinguished Professor | 1981 |
| Faculty Professor (School of Engineering & Applied Sciences) | 1973 |
| Professor, University of Delaware , Chemical Engineering Department | 1970-73 |
| National Science Foundation Senior Scientist, Clarkson College of Technology , Chemical Engineering Department | 1969-70 |
| Visiting Professor, London University , Chemical Engineering Department | 1969 |
| Professor, Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest , Chemical Engineering Department | 1949-69 |
| Visiting Professor, Institute of Polymers at ETH, Zurich , Switzerland | 1994 |
| Gulf Visiting Professor, Carnegie Mellon University | 1988-89 |
| Visiting Humboldt Professor, Bayreuth University , W. Germany | 1986 |
| Visiting Wolfsohn Professor, Technion, Haifa , Israel , Chemical Engineering Department | 1978 |
| Visiting Professor, the Catholic University , Leuven , Belgium , Chemical Engineering Department | 1977-78 |
Honors and Awards
| Member, National Academy of Arts and Sciences | 2012 |
| Founders Award, National Academy of Engineering | 2004 |
| Walter P. Cooke Award, State University of New York at Buffalo | 2003 |
| Founders Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers | 2002 |
| Pioneer of Science Award, Western New York, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute | 2002 |
| Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, State University of New York at Buffalo | 1999 |
| Dean’s Award for Engineering Achievement, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo | 1999 |
| National Medal of Science | 1998 |
| E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry | 1996 |
| Langmuir Distinguished Lecturer Award | 1994 |
| Honorary Doctoral Degree from the Technical University of Bucharest | 1993 |
| Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal of the Western New York Section/American Chemical Society for varied contributions in the areas of heterogeneous catalysis and colloids and emulsions | 1991 |
| Member of the National Academy of Engineering | 1990 |
| Walker Award of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for Excellence in Contribution to Chemical Engineering Literature | 1988 |
| Kendall Award of the American Chemical Society for Research in Colloids and Surfaces |
1986 |
| Senior Humboldt Award of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | 1985 |
| Creativity Award of the National Science Foundation | 1985 |
| Alpha Chi Sigma Award of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers | 1977 |
| George Spacu Award for Research in Surface Phenomena of the Romanian Academy of Science | 1963 |
| Romanian Department of Education Award for Teaching | 1961 |
| Romanian Department of Education Award for Research in Turbulent Heat and Mass Transf | |
| Romanian Department of Education Award for Research in Distillation (1964), National Award |
Professional Service
| Member, National Academy of Engineering | |
| Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers | |
| Member, American Chemical Society | |
| Member, American Academy of Arts and Science |
Distinguished Lecturer
| Sandler Symposium Lecturer, University of Delaware | 2001 |
| Robert L. Pigford Memorial Lecturer, University of Delaware | 1999 |
| Barnett F. Dodge Distinguished Lecuterer, Yale University | 1998 |
| Robert A. Welch Foundation Lecturer, UT-Austin | 1997 |
| UC Berkeley Lecturer | 1997 |
| Merk Distinguished Lecterer, Rutgers University | 1992 |
| Van Winkle Lecturer, UT-Austin | 1989 |
| Colburn Symposium Lecturer, University of Delaware | 1988 |
| Gulf Lecturer, Carnegie Mellon University | 1988 |
| Fair Memorial Lecturer, University of Oklahoma | 1987 |
| Distinguished Lecturer, University of Missouri at Rolla | 1983 |
| Distinguished Lecturer, University of Waterloo | 1985 |
Last Updated: May 2012