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Martin A. Elliot
Pages 69-74

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... Although retired for fourteen years following his last fulltime position as corporate scientific adviser of Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, he had remained active as an energy consultant and continued to serve as member emeritus of the Industry Technical Advisory Committee of the Gas Research Institute. He also continued his contributions to the technical literature, most notably as editor of Chemistry of Coal Utilization and author of key chapters.
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From page 70...
... He served on numerous prestigious scientific and advisory bodies in connection with his lifelong dedication to improving the technology and economics of synthetic fuels production and played a major role in IGT's development of novel fossil-fuel gasification processes. Earlier in his career he was also deeply involved in the fields of combustion and explosives, making major contributions to the safe operation of diesel engines in underground coal mines and the safety of liquefied natural gas storage and use.
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From page 71...
... From 1957 to 1962 he was a member of the Committee on Chemistry of Coal of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council. He was chairman of the diesel engine test code committee of the Society of Automotive Engineers; a member of the board of directors of Autoresearch, Inc., Utah Shale Land Corporation, and the Adler Planetarium, all of Chicago; and active on committees of the Coordinating Research Council of the petroleum and automotive industries.
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From page 72...
... Thus, the record of his life's work, impressive as it is, greatly understates his full contribution. His intellectual curiosity led him to the pursuit of numerous challenging issues, such as what the economically and technically recoverable natural gas resource base of the United States really is.
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