John Michael Prausnitz | |
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Born | January 7, 1928 | (age 95)
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Cornell University (B.Che.) University of Rochester (M.S.) Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
Known for | Molecular Thermodynamics, NRTL, UNIQUAC, UNIFAC |
Children | Stephanie Prausnitz, Mark Prausnitz |
Awards | National Medal of Science (2003) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemical Engineering |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral advisor | R.H. Wilhelm |
John Michael Prausnitz (born January 7, 1928) is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, a position he has held since 1955.[1]
Prausnitz received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton University in 1955 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "Liquid-phase turbulent mixing properties."[2]
Prausnitz is responsible for many of the activity coefficient models used for the design of major chemical plants.[3] He is a recipient of the National Medal of Science in the field of engineering for his work in engineering-oriented molecular thermodynamics.[4]
He was elected a member of 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 the founding editor of the Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in 2010.[6]