John H. Sinfelt
John H. Sinfelt(February 18, 1931, inMunson, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania– May 28, 2011, inMorristown, New Jersey) was an Americanchemical engineerwhose research oncatalytic reforming[1]was responsible for the introduction ofunleaded gasoline.
Sinfelt worked for the Standard Oil Development Company (now Exxon Mobil Research and Engineering), where he specialized in developing techniques to speed up chemical reactions. He later patented that method.[2]
Honors and awards[edit]
- 1975National Academy of Engineering
- 1977Dickson Prize in Science
- 1978James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
- 1979National Medal of Science
- 1979 elected to the U.S.National Academy of Sciences[3]
- 1989 elected to theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences[4]
- 1984Perkin Medal
- 1984American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal[5]
- 1986E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
- 1988Chemical Pioneer Award
- 1994 elected to theAmerican Philosophical Society[6]
References[edit]
- ^Sinfelt, J. H. (1999). "Catalysis: An Old but Continuing Theme in Chemistry".Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.143(3): 388–399.JSTOR3181951.
- ^Louise Story (June 9, 2011)."John H. Sinfelt, Who Helped Introduce Unleaded Gas, Dies at 80".The New York Times.
- ^"John H. Sinfelt".nasonline.org.Retrieved2022-02-22.
- ^"John Henry Sinfelt".American Academy of Arts & Sciences.Retrieved2022-02-22.
- ^"Gold Medal Awards".American Institute of Chemists.Retrieved27 October2014.
- ^"APS Member History".search.amphilsoc.org.Retrieved2022-02-22.
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