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Merrell Robert Fenske
Pages 51-56

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... He went to the Pennsylvania State University shortly thereafter as an Assistant Professor and in due course became that rare combination of Professor of' Chemistry and Professor of Chemical Engineering. In 1929 he was made Director of the Petroleum Refining Laboratory, and his early work was devoted to research for the Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil Association.
From page 52...
... The research aided materially in the design of commercial installations for the production of high performance aircraft fuels in World War II. Distillation was a separation by molecular size, and Professor Fenske needed a more powerful means for separating the constituents of Pennsylvania crudes the separation by molecular type.
From page 53...
... His lasting claim to public recognition undoubtedly lies in his research work, an area we can evaluate with statistics numbers of publications, patents, and other tangible evidences of a productive professional life. But foremost, Merrell Fenske was a teacher.
From page 54...
... His comments were always direct, his evaluations reliable, and his advice dependable. The entire engineering community has lost a true friend and faithful worker in its behalf; 54


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