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Eli Ruckenstein
Distinguished Professor
504 Furnas Hall
(716) 645-2911 ext. 2214
Fax: (716) 645-3822
FEAELIRU@acsu.buffalo.edu
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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
| 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 |
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| Romanian Department of Education Award for Research in Distillation (1964), National Award |
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Professional Service
| Member, National Academy of Engineering |
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| Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
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| Member, American Chemical Society |
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Last Updated: March 2005
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