Biography:S. George Bankoff
Seymour George Bankoff (October 7, 1921 – July 14, 2011) was an American chemical engineer.
Bankoff was born on October 7, 1921, and raised in Brooklyn.[1] He received bachelor's and master's degrees in mineral dressing at Columbia University. Bankoff then worked for the Manhattan Project between stints at DuPont.[1][2] In 1948, he began teaching at Rose Polytechnic Institute and concurrently earned a Ph.D from Purdue University.[2] Bankoff joined the Northwestern University faculty in 1959,[1][2] where he was appointed the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering.[3] In 1966, Bankoff was named a Guggenheim fellow.[4] Over the course of his career, Bankoff was also granted fellowship in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, as well as a membership in the National Academy of Engineering.[2][3] He died on July 14, 2011, at Evanston Hospital, aged 89.[1][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ramirez, Margaret (July 31, 2011). "S. George Bankoff, 1921-2011". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-31/news/ct-met-bankoff-obit-20110731_1_mechanical-engineering-northwestern-professor-reactor. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ottino, Julio M.; Davis, Stephen (2012). "S. George Bankoff". National Academies Press. pp. 7–8. https://www.nap.edu/read/13338/chapter/3#7. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dr. S. George Bankoff". National Academy of Engineering. https://www.nae.edu/30196.aspx. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ "S. George Bankoff". Guggenheim Foundation. https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/s-george-bankoff/. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ "S. George Bankoff, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, Dies". Northwestern University. July 15, 2011. http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/archive/2009-2012/article_943.html. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
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