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Arvind Varma

January 01, 1970

Arvind Varma (13 October 1947 – 14 July 2019) was the R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor, School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. His research interests are in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering, and new energy sources.

Distinguished Professor
Arvind Varma
Born(1947-10-13)13 October 1947
Firozabad, India
Died14 July 2019(2019-07-14) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Known forReactor Theory, Combustion Synthesis, Novel Methods for Hydrogen Generation
Scientific career
FieldsChemical Engineering, catalysis, chemical reaction engineering, combustion synthesis
InstitutionsPurdue University
Doctoral advisorNeal Amundson
External videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rghTwRUg8o “2016 Bement Lecture - Dr. Arvind Varma”] “Remarks by Professor Arvind Varma”

Education and work edit

Varma served as the R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor and Head, School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University from January 2004 until June 2016 - he was named Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head in 2012. Prior to joining Purdue, he was the Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical Engineering and director of the Center for Molecularly Engineered Materials at the University of Notre Dame. A native of India, he received all his degrees in Chemical Engineering: B.S. from UICET, Panjab University (1966), M.S. from the University of New Brunswick (1968) and Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota (1972). He remained at Minnesota for one year as an assistant professor, and was a senior research engineer with Union Carbide Corporation for two years before joining the Notre Dame faculty in 1975. He achieved the rank of full professor in 1980, received the Schmitt Chair position in 1988, and was named founding director of the Center for Molecularly Engineered Materials in the year 2000.

Varma's research interests were in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering, and new energy sources. He published more than 275 archival journal research papers in these areas, and co-authored three books (Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, Oxford University Press, 1997; Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems, Cambridge University Press, 1999; Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors and Membranes, Cambridge University Press, 2001) and co-edited two books. As a mentor, Varma has directed 41 completed Ph.D. dissertations, and the research of 26 post-doctoral research associates. He organized and chaired numerous technical sessions at professional society meetings, and served as Chair of ISCRE-18 held in June 2004. He also served on many national-level committees, including service as founding director of the AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (1996–98) and member of the AIChE Awards Committee (1994–99). He was a member of AIChE's international committee, chair of the awards committee, I&EC Division-ACS, and also chair of the Engineering Research Council Awards Committee, ASEE. He was the founding editor of the Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering, a series of textbooks and monographs published by the Cambridge University Press.

Varma served as department chair at Notre Dame during 1982–1988. He held Visiting Professorships at a number of institutions, including Caltech (Chevron Visiting professor), Princeton, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota (Piercy Distinguished Visiting professor), Univ of Cagliari, Italy (Visiting Chair Professor), IIT-Kanpur and Institute of Chemical Technology-Mumbai (Kane Visiting professor; Golden Jubilee Fellow; Tilak Visiting Fellow).

Fellowships, honors and recognitions edit

  • Indo-American Fellowship, Fulbright Scholar Award, 1988–89
  • College of Engineering Teacher of the Year Award, Univ. of Notre Dame, 1991
  • Special Presidential Award, Univ. of Notre Dame, 1992
  • R.H. Wilhelm Award, AIChE, 1993
  • Series Editor, Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering, 1996–present
  • Burns Graduate School Award, Univ. of Notre Dame, 1997
  • Ernest W. Thiele Award, AIChE (Chicago section), 1998
  • Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award, ASEE, 2000
  • Research Achievement Award (Inaugural), Univ. of Notre Dame, 2001
  • Honorary Fellow (Inaugural batch), Indian Institute of Chem. Engineers, 2001
  • Technologies of the Year (one of five), Industry Week, 2005
  • Honoree, 60th Birthday sessions - I & II, AIChE Annual Meeting, 2007
  • Distinguished ChE Alumnus (Inaugural batch of 3), Panjab University, 2008
  • Distinguished University Alumnus, Panjab University, 2008
  • Fellow, AIChE, 2008
  • Honoree, Festschrift issue, [Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research|I&EC Research] (Volume 47, No. 23), 2008
  • Elected Foreign Member, Academy of Engineering, Mexico, 2010
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2011
  • Fellow, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society, 2011
  • Leadership Award, college of engineering, Purdue University, 2011
  • Warren K. Lewis Award, AIChE, 2013

Illness and death edit

Varma was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November 2015.[1] He died on 14 July 2019.[2] He was 71 years old.

Books edit

  • Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, A. Varma and M. Morbidelli, 690 + xvi pages, Oxford University Press, New York, 1997.[3]
  • Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems, A. Varma, M. Morbidelli and H. Wu, 342 + xvi pages, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 1999; paperback 2005.[4]
  • Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors and Membranes, M. Morbidelli, A. Gavriilidis and A. Varma, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 2001; paperback 2005.[5]
  • The Mathematical Understanding of Chemical Engineering Systems: Selected Papers of N. R. Amundson, R. Aris and A. Varma (Editors), Pergamon Press, 829 pages, 1980.
  • Chemical Reaction and Reactor Engineering, J. J. Carberry and A. Varma (Editors), Marcel Dekker, 1069 pages, 1987.

References edit

  1. ^ "An Academic Super Star Remembered". 23 September 2017.
  2. ^ August 2019
  3. ^ . Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08.
  4. ^ "Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems". Cambridge University Press.
  5. ^ Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors and Membranes. Cambridge University Press.

External links edit

  • Arvind Varma - Purdue University
  • Arvind Varma - Educator, Researcher and Leader (I&EC Res., 2008)
  • Arvind Varma - ChE Educator (CEE, 1998)

January 01, 1970
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Arvind Varma 13 October 1947 14 July 2019 was the R Games Slayter Distinguished Professor School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University His research interests are in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering and new energy sources Distinguished ProfessorArvind VarmaBorn 1947 10 13 13 October 1947Firozabad IndiaDied14 July 2019 2019 07 14 aged 71 NationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of MinnesotaKnown forReactor Theory Combustion Synthesis Novel Methods for Hydrogen GenerationScientific careerFieldsChemical Engineering catalysis chemical reaction engineering combustion synthesisInstitutionsPurdue UniversityDoctoral advisorNeal Amundson External videoshttps www youtube com watch v 2rghTwRUg8o 2016 Bement Lecture Dr Arvind Varma Remarks by Professor Arvind Varma Contents 1 Education and work 2 Fellowships honors and recognitions 3 Illness and death 4 Books 5 References 6 External linksEducation and work editVarma served as the R Games Slayter Distinguished Professor and Head School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University from January 2004 until June 2016 he was named Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head in 2012 Prior to joining Purdue he was the Arthur J Schmitt Professor of Chemical Engineering and director of the Center for Molecularly Engineered Materials at the University of Notre Dame A native of India he received all his degrees in Chemical Engineering B S from UICET Panjab University 1966 M S from the University of New Brunswick 1968 and Ph D degree from the University of Minnesota 1972 He remained at Minnesota for one year as an assistant professor and was a senior research engineer with Union Carbide Corporation for two years before joining the Notre Dame faculty in 1975 He achieved the rank of full professor in 1980 received the Schmitt Chair position in 1988 and was named founding director of the Center for Molecularly Engineered Materials in the year 2000 Varma s research interests were in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering and new energy sources He published more than 275 archival journal research papers in these areas and co authored three books Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering Oxford University Press 1997 Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems Cambridge University Press 1999 Catalyst Design Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets Reactors and Membranes Cambridge University Press 2001 and co edited two books As a mentor Varma has directed 41 completed Ph D dissertations and the research of 26 post doctoral research associates He organized and chaired numerous technical sessions at professional society meetings and served as Chair of ISCRE 18 held in June 2004 He also served on many national level committees including service as founding director of the AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division 1996 98 and member of the AIChE Awards Committee 1994 99 He was a member of AIChE s international committee chair of the awards committee I amp EC Division ACS and also chair of the Engineering Research Council Awards Committee ASEE He was the founding editor of the Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering a series of textbooks and monographs published by the Cambridge University Press Varma served as department chair at Notre Dame during 1982 1988 He held Visiting Professorships at a number of institutions including Caltech Chevron Visiting professor Princeton University of Wisconsin University of Minnesota Piercy Distinguished Visiting professor Univ of Cagliari Italy Visiting Chair Professor IIT Kanpur and Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai Kane Visiting professor Golden Jubilee Fellow Tilak Visiting Fellow Fellowships honors and recognitions editIndo American Fellowship Fulbright Scholar Award 1988 89 College of Engineering Teacher of the Year Award Univ of Notre Dame 1991 Special Presidential Award Univ of Notre Dame 1992 R H Wilhelm Award AIChE 1993 Series Editor Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering 1996 present Burns Graduate School Award Univ of Notre Dame 1997 Ernest W Thiele Award AIChE Chicago section 1998 Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award ASEE 2000 Research Achievement Award Inaugural Univ of Notre Dame 2001 Honorary Fellow Inaugural batch Indian Institute of Chem Engineers 2001 Technologies of the Year one of five Industry Week 2005 Honoree 60th Birthday sessions I amp II AIChE Annual Meeting 2007 Distinguished ChE Alumnus Inaugural batch of 3 Panjab University 2008 Distinguished University Alumnus Panjab University 2008 Fellow AIChE 2008 Honoree Festschrift issue Industrial amp Engineering Chemistry Research I amp EC Research Volume 47 No 23 2008 Elected Foreign Member Academy of Engineering Mexico 2010 Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science 2011 Fellow Industrial amp Engineering Chemistry Division American Chemical Society 2011 Leadership Award college of engineering Purdue University 2011 Warren K Lewis Award AIChE 2013Illness and death editVarma was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November 2015 1 He died on 14 July 2019 2 He was 71 years old Books editMathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering A Varma and M Morbidelli 690 xvi pages Oxford University Press New York 1997 3 Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems A Varma M Morbidelli and H Wu 342 xvi pages Cambridge University Press Cambridge U K 1999 paperback 2005 4 Catalyst Design Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets Reactors and Membranes M Morbidelli A Gavriilidis and A Varma Cambridge University Press Cambridge U K 2001 paperback 2005 5 The Mathematical Understanding of Chemical Engineering Systems Selected Papers of N R Amundson R Aris and A Varma Editors Pergamon Press 829 pages 1980 Chemical Reaction and Reactor Engineering J J Carberry and A Varma Editors Marcel Dekker 1069 pages 1987 References edit An Academic Super Star Remembered 23 September 2017 August 2019 Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering Oxford University Press Archived from the original on 2012 03 08 Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems Cambridge University Press Catalyst Design Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets Reactors and Membranes Cambridge University Press External links editArvind Varma Purdue University Arvind Varma Educator Researcher and Leader I amp EC Res 2008 Arvind Varma ChE Educator CEE 1998 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arvind Varma amp oldid 1186116523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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