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JAMES R. FAIR
Pages 84-89

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... PAUL JAMES R FAIR, a giant in chemical engineering who straddled the industrial-academic interface with great ease, died on October 11, 2010, just three days short of age 90.
From page 86...
... and considered reaction kinetics an important area to pursue. In 1952 he took an unpaid leave of absence from Monsanto to enter the graduate program in chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he did research with Professor Howard F
From page 87...
... Meanwhile, in the mid-1970s the first endowed chair in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin was established by the family of one of its successful alumni. Soon after I became chair of the chemical engineering department in 1977, the dean of the college, Earnest F
From page 88...
... He served as vice president of Fractionation Research, Inc., and was a registered professional engineer in Texas and Missouri. He received the Professional Achievement Award from Chemical Engineering magazine in 1968 "for contributions to chemical engineering design education and to the field of separations technology" and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1974.
From page 89...
... He was an avid book collector, and his extensive collection of technical books was given to the University of Guanajuato in Mexico. Jim wrote his memoirs for his family and a few friends, which he subtitled "Recollections of a Good Life." Jim led an active church life and served University Presbyterian Church in Austin, including session membership.


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