ChBE Hall of Fame
In its more than 100 year history, ChBE has graduated many notable and influential professionals in the chemical engineering industry. Each of these alumni have made their own unique mark on the profession and continue to serve as inspirations to chemical engineering students.
- Henry R. Linden - Energy Pioneer
- Charles W. Pierce – First-Known African-American Chemical Engineer in the U.S.
- Lois Bey – First Female Chemical Engineering Graduate at IIT
- Ralph Peck - Department Chairman and Beloved Teacher
- James Oldshue – Industry Pioneer
National Academy of Engineering
ChBE has always maintained a strong tradition of excellence in chemical engineering, demonstrated by the number of its graduates, faculty and Advisory Committee members that have been elected into the National Academy of Engineering. Induction into this elite group of engineers is one of the greatest honors achieved by professionals in this discipline. Please see below for a full listing of professionals associated with the department who have been bestowed with this great accomplishment.
Faculty
John L. Anderson - IIT President and Professor of Chemical Engineering
- Elected 1992
- For contributions to the understanding of colloidal hydrodynamics and membrane transport phenomena
Henry Linden (Ph.D. ChE ’52) - Max McGraw Professor of Chemical Engineering
- 1974
- For contributions to methods of fuels conversion and energy utilization
- Elected 2004
- For pioneering research, inspirational teaching, and the development of novel technology in colloidal processing and interfacial rheology
Alumni
John E. Anderson (M.S. ChE ’51)
- Elected 1991
- For combining novel engineering concepts with combustion science to reduce atmospheric pollution and improve fuel efficiency in industrial combustion processes
Donald W. Bahr (M.S. Gas Eng. ’51)
- Elected 1991
- For creative and pioneering effort in high-performance aircraft engine combustion systems design and the reduction of their pollutant emissions.
Kenneth Bischoff (B.S. ChE ’57, Ph.D. ChBE ’61)(Deceased)
- Elected 1988
- For excellence in research and education in chemical reaction engineering and in biomedical engineering
David A. Edwards (B.S. ChE ’87)
- Elected 2001
- For transfer of scientific principles of engineering to industry, including invention and commercial development of a novel, generic aerosol drug-delivery system
John F. Kahles (B.S. ChE ’39)(Deceased)
- Elected 1984
- For pioneering research on correlating processing practices with their effects on surfaces and improving productivity by effective dissemination of useful data on metal removal
Henry Linden (Ph.D. ChE ’52)
- Elected 1974
- Contributions to methods of fuels conversion and energy utilization
James Oldshue (B.S. ChE ’47, M.S. ChE ’49, Ph.D. ChE ’51)(Deceased)
- Elected 1980
- Pioneering work in establishing the fluid mechanics of mixing and its practical application to industrial and municipal processing
W. Robert Marshall (B.S. ChE ’38) (Deceased)
- Elected 1967
- For contributions to chemical engineering profession
G. “Rex” Reklaitis (B.S. ChE ’65)
- Elected 2007
- For developing the theory and application of batch design, scheduling, and optimization tools, and for outstanding contributions to education