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NACS News 9/3/2008 Sol W. Weller, a retired professor of chemical engineering at the University at Buffalo, died Sunday, August 24, 2008 in Beechwood Continuing Care, Getzville. He was 90. Born in Detroit, he earned his Ph. D. in chemistry from the University of Chicago. During World War II, he worked on the Manhattan Project. Over the next two decades, he worked in chemical engineering, specializing in kinetics, coal liquefaction, the separation of gases by permeation, catalysts and standardization of catalyst- testing methods. He was responsible for several patents in his field. In 1963, he became a professor of chemical engineering at The State University of New York at Buffalo (UB), where he taught until 1988. While at UB, he held the C. C. Furnas Memorial Chair in Engineering in 1983. He also received two Fulbright Awards, the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1973, the Storch Award for coal research in 1981, Murphee Award for Industrial and Engineering Chemistry in 1982 and the Schoellkopf Medal in 1984. Dr. Weller also taught and consulted in Madrid, Spain; Istanbul, Turkey; Oxford, England; and Haifa, Israel. He wrote many scientific papers, book chapters and encyclopedia entries during his career. A talented amateur pianist, Dr. Weller and the former Miriam Damick, his wife of 62 years, hosted many musical events in their Williamsville home. She died in 2006. Have news for the NACS? Submit our contact form! |
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