Hired as a chemist he worked for the Ministry of Fuel and Power on industrial coke, which led him to take courses and convert to chemical engineering, working for APV and Midland Tar Distillers before going to Birmingham to lecture and take his PhD.[2] In 1957, at the age of 33, he was appointed the head of the department of chemical engineering at Loughborough College of Advanced Technology, where he remained for 30 years, as the college changed to a university and his department grew in stature.[2] Retiring from Loughborough, he took up a post at Louisiana State for ten years, receiving an Excellence in Teaching Award. He returned to the UK in 1996, and wrote a book on the history of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).[2][3]
Life, honours and achievementsedit
In 1950 he was a winner of the IChemE Junior Moulton Medal for the best paper by a member under 40 in an IChemE publication.[4] In 1986 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and in 1990 received an honorary degree from Loughborough University, the first to one of its own staff.[2] He served as a Parish Councillor in Mountsorrel and was Chairman of her Majesty the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations in the village.[5] Donald Freshwater died 2 August 2004, survived by his wife, Eleanor.[2][5]
Publicationsedit
D. C. Freshwater (1955) Bubble cap phenomena : a study of the mechanism of operation of bubble cap plates (PhD Thesis) University of Birmingham
D. C. Freshwater (1997) "People, Pipes and Processes" IChemE, Rugby ISBN0852953909
^ abcdef'The Chemical Engineer' October 2004 p 65 "Don Freshwater 1924–2004"
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^www.icheme.org 12 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Moulton Medal Junior Winners
^ ab'Mountsorrel Post' 4 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine June 2004 (8)"Professor Freshwater"
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freshwater, donald, cole, freshwater, april, 1924, august, 2004, known, british, professor, chemical, engineering, contents, education, career, life, honours, achievements, publications, referenceseducation, editfreshwater, born, brewood, where, attended, gram. Donald Cole Freshwater 21 April 1924 2 August 2004 known as Don Freshwater was a British professor of chemical engineering 1 Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Life honours and achievements 4 Publications 5 ReferencesEducation editFreshwater was born in Brewood where he attended the Grammar School He gained a degree in chemistry at Birmingham University in 1944 then took a course in fuel technology at the University of Sheffield a conversion course to chemical engineering at Loughborough College and a PhD at Birmingham in 1955 2 Career editHired as a chemist he worked for the Ministry of Fuel and Power on industrial coke which led him to take courses and convert to chemical engineering working for APV and Midland Tar Distillers before going to Birmingham to lecture and take his PhD 2 In 1957 at the age of 33 he was appointed the head of the department of chemical engineering at Loughborough College of Advanced Technology where he remained for 30 years as the college changed to a university and his department grew in stature 2 Retiring from Loughborough he took up a post at Louisiana State for ten years receiving an Excellence in Teaching Award He returned to the UK in 1996 and wrote a book on the history of the Institution of Chemical Engineers IChemE 2 3 Life honours and achievements editIn 1950 he was a winner of the IChemE Junior Moulton Medal for the best paper by a member under 40 in an IChemE publication 4 In 1986 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and in 1990 received an honorary degree from Loughborough University the first to one of its own staff 2 He served as a Parish Councillor in Mountsorrel and was Chairman of her Majesty the Queen s Golden Jubilee Celebrations in the village 5 Donald Freshwater died 2 August 2004 survived by his wife Eleanor 2 5 Publications editD C Freshwater 1955 Bubble cap phenomena a study of the mechanism of operation of bubble cap plates PhD Thesis University of Birmingham D C Freshwater 1997 People Pipes and Processes IChemE Rugby ISBN 0852953909References edit Professor Don Freshwater The Independent 13 August 2004 dead link a b c d e f The Chemical Engineer October 2004 p 65 Don Freshwater 1924 2004 D C Freshwater 1997 People Pipes and Processes IChemE Rugby ISBN 0852953909 www icheme org Archived 12 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Moulton Medal Junior Winners a b Mountsorrel Post Archived 4 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine June 2004 8 Professor Freshwater nbsp This article about an engineer inventor or industrial designer from the United Kingdom or its predecessor states is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography article of a United Kingdom academic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Freshwater amp oldid 1204889237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
