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PAUL B. WEISZ
PAUL B. WEISZ
Pages 311-316
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His seminal work in the use of natural zeolites as highly shape-selective conversion catalysts set the stage for 50-plus years of highly productive process research and revolutionized the refining and petrochemical industries. Born in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, on July 2, 1919, to Alexander and Amalia Weisz, Paul grew up with an innate desire to become a scientist and published his first article in a ham radio journal at the age of 16.
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He progressed through a number of technical assignments to reach the position of senior scientist, the highest technical position in Mobil, in 1961. He managed the company's Exploratory Process Research organization in 1967–1969 and then its Central Research Laboratory in Princeton through 1982.
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After he retired from Mobil in 1984, he began a third highly productive career, applying chemical and physical principles to biomedical research first at the University of Pennsylvania and then at Pennsylvania State University. Working with Madeleine Jouille at the University of Pennsylvania he synthesized molecules that mimic some of the healing properties of heparin but do not exhibit its potentially dangerous side effects.
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His work continues to inspire chemists and chemical engineers working in the area of catalysis and biomaterials. His family remembers Paul enjoying many hours contacting other amateur radio operators.
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