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... J A M E S R K AT Z E R 1941–2012 Elected in 1998 "For research on catalysis and reaction engineering, and leadership in commercializing catalytic processes." BY JAMES WEI JAMES R
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... 146 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES "Katzer established himself as a strong teacher and scholar [at the University of Delaware] , and realized the vision of the Center, which was one of the first of its kind." Katzer and Gates also collaborated, together with George Schuit, to produce the landmark textbook Chemistry of Catalytic Processes (McGraw-Hill, 1979)
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... J A M E S R . K AT Z E R 147 He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1998 and became active in several of its committees.
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... 148 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES into fog and poor visibility with his son Robert, without GPS or other modern navigation equipment, depending only on a compass and dead reckoning. As his friend and sailing companion Fred Krambeck said, "This is really the essence of sailing, and it's kind of a metaphor for life in general.

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