{"496141":{"#nid":"496141","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sigma Xi Symposium Feb. 10 to Honor Professor Emeritus Charles Eckert","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) will hold the Sigma Xi Monie A. Ferst Award Symposium on Feb. 10 in honor of Professor Emeritus Charles A. Eckert.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event, which will run from 1 to 6 p.m. in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building (345 Ferst Drive, Rooms 1116-1118), will feature presentations by four of Eckert\u2019s former students as well as his long-time researcher collaborator, Charles Liotta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by Georgia Tech\u2019s Chapter of Sigma Xi, the annual Monie A. Ferst Award recognizes science and engineering teachers who have inspired their students to excel in research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 100 graduate students received their PhD under Eckert\u2019s guidance. Many of these have inspired subsequent generations of students after entering their own academic careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThroughout his academic career, Professor Eckert has been committed to both excellent teaching and research,\u201d says ChBE Professor Ronald Rousseau, holder of the Cecil J. \u0022Pete\u0022 Silas Chair. \u201cIndeed, he has emphasized how these often-separated activities come together to stimulate undergraduates and graduate students to learn their chosen field of study and to explore new horizons.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresenters at the symposium include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKeith Johnston, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Texas-Austin, \u201cSubsurface Nanotechnology for Energy Applications and a Healthier Planet.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJoan Brennecke, a professor of chemical engineering at Notre Dame University, \u201cComparison of Ionic Liquids to Conventional Organic Solvents for Extraction of Aromatics from Aliphatics.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECharles Liotta, a Regents\u2019 professor emeritus at Georgia Tech,\u201cSolvents for Green Chemistry: A chemist\u2019s and a chemical engineer\u2019s journey.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBarbara Knutson, a professor at the University of Kentucky, \u201cEngineering Tools for Advanced Plant-Derived Natural Products.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHeather McCloskey, a faculty member at Pace Academy in Atlanta, \u201cA Lasting Legacy: An Unconventional Teacher Inspiring Generations of Educators.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA reception from 5 to 6 p.m. will follow the presentations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Eckert\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEckert obtained bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his PhD from the University of California-Berkeley.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter appointment as a NATO postdoctoral fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, he joined the chemical engineering faculty at the University of Illinois. He rose through the academic ranks and served as department head at Illinois before moving to Georgia Tech in 1989 as professor and holder of the J. Erskine Love Institute Chair in Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022body\u0022\u003EHis many honors through the years include: National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), three major awards from AIChE (Clarence Gerhold Award, William H. Walker Award, and the Alan P. Colburn Award), two major awards from the American Chemical Society (E.V. Murphree Award and the Ipatieff Prize), and the State of Georgia Regents\u2019 Research in Undergraduate Education Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Monie A. Ferst Award is named for an outstanding engineer and businessman, who received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1911. While a student, Ferst became interested in scientific research conducted in an educational setting. In 1933, he and two other influential Georgians used their own funds to establish the Georgia Tech Research Institute, to make it possible for faculty members to conduct research, in addition to teaching.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the culmination of his life-long concern, his family and the Ferst Foundation established in 1975 a $100,000 trust fund for the Monie A. Ferst Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Sigma Xi Symposium Feb. 10 to Honor Professor Emeritus Charles Eckert"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) will hold the Sigma Xi Monie A. Ferst Award Symposium on Feb. 10 in honor of Professor Emeritus Charles A. 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