Edwin N. Lightfoot
Edwin Niblock Lightfoot, Jr. (September 25, 1925 – October 2, 2017) was an American chemical engineer and Hilldale Professor Emeritus in the department of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is known for his research in transport phenomena, including biological mass-transfer processes, mass-transport reaction modeling, and separations processes. He, along with R. Byron Bird and Warren E. Stewart, co-authored the classic textbook Transport Phenomena. In 1974 Lightfoot wrote Transport Phenomena and Living Systems: Biomedical Aspects of Momentum and Mass Transport. He was the recipient of the 2004 National Medal of Science in Engineering Sciences.
Edwin N. Lightfoot | |
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| Born | September 25, 1925 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Died | October 2, 2017 (aged 92) Madison, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (BS, PhD) |
| Known for | Transport Phenomena, Transport Phenomena and Living Systems: Biomedical Aspects of Momentum and Mass Transport |
| Spouse | Lila Smith Lightfoot (nee Ruth Lila Smith) |
| Awards | E. V. Murphree Award (1994) National Medal of Science (2004) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical and biological engineering |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin-Madison Pfizer & Co. |
| Doctoral advisor | Fred H. "Dusty" Rhodes |
| Doctoral students | Bernhard Palsson James C. Liao |
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