Biography:Morton Denn

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Short description: American rheologist
Morton M. Denn
Born
Morton Mace Denn

(1939-07-07) July 7, 1939 (age 84)
Paterson, New Jersey, USA
OccupationRheologist, professor
Years active1965-present
TitleAlbert Einstein Professor Emeritus of Science and Engineering
Spouse(s)Vivienne Roumani
Children3, including Matt Denn
AwardsFulbright Lectureship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Bingham Medal
Academic background
EducationPrinceton University (BScE),
University of Minnesota (PhD)
Thesis"The Optimization by Complex Processes" (1964)
Doctoral advisorRutherford Aris
Other academic advisorsWilliam R. Schowalter, Arthur B. Metzner
Academic work
DisciplineRheology, chemical engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of Delaware, Berkeley, City College of New York
Notable studentsBenny D. Freeman, Rakesh Jain, Glenn Lipscomb[1][2]

Morton Mace Denn (born July 7, 1939) is a rheologist, chemical engineer, and the Albert Einstein Professor Emeritus of Science and Engineering at the City College of New York. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering,[3][4] a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[5] and winner of a Fulbright Lectureship award, Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Bingham Medal.[6][7][8] He previously taught at the University of Delaware and the University of California, Berkeley and was the director of the Benjamin Levich Institute for Physicochemical Hydrodynamics from 2001 to 2015. He was also a program leader at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for 16 years.[9][1]

Early life

Denn was born on July 7, 1939, in Paterson, New Jersey[1][2][10] to Herbert, a drugstore owner, and Esther Denn. He has one sister, Dorothy.[11][12] During his childhood, Denn was an active member of the Junior Congregation of Temple Emanuel of North Jersey in Paterson[13][14] was part of his synagogue's Boy Scout troop,[15] and in 1957 served as the North Jersey Regional President of the Aleph Zadik Aleph youth organization.[16] He graduated from Eastside High School, where he was inducted into the National Honor Society,[17][18] in 1957.[19] He worked as a laboratory technician for the Linen Thread Company developing foamed plastic boat bumpers the summer before college.[2]

While at Princeton University, he was president of Hillel and a member of the Dial Lodge, Triangle Club, and band.[11][18] He wrote a senior thesis under William R. Schowalter on normal stress measurements and worked at the Dupont Engineering Research Laboratory[9][2] during the summers of 1960[citation needed] and 1961. He graduated magna cum laude with a BScE in chemical engineering in 1961. He pursued his PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota between 1961 and 1964 and wrote his dissertation, "The Optimization by Complex Processes," under the supervision of Rutherford Aris.[1][2][9][11] After finishing his degree, he spent one year as a postdoctoral fellow in the University of Delaware's Chemical Engineering department, studying Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics with Arthur B. Metzner.[10][2][1]

Career

Denn joined the faculty at the University of Delaware in 1965 as an assistant professor of Computer Science; only a quarter of his academic appointment at this time was in Chemical Engineering. He became an associate professor of Chemical Engineering in 1968, a full professor in 1971, and the Allan P. Colburn Professor in 1977.[1][2][9] He moved to the University of California, Berkeley,[10] as Professor of Chemical Engineering in 1981 and served as the department chair from 1991 to 1994. He simultaneously held an appointment at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he was the program leader and founder of the Polymers and Composites Research Program in the Center for Advanced Materials from 1983 to 1999. He also headed the Materials Chemistry group in the Materials Science Division from 1995 to 1998.[1][9][2]

Denn joined the faculty of City College of New York[3] in 1999 as CUNY Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering. He also held an appointment in the physics department. In 2001, he became the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering[1][9] and was appointed the third[citation needed] director of the Benjamin Levich Institute for Physicochemical Hydrodynamics, a role he held until 2015. He retired in 2014.[20][1][9] Students who worked in his lab include Benny D. Freeman, Rakesh Jain, and Glenn Lipscomb.[1][2]

During his career, Denn was a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1978-1985); Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (1979-1980); California Institute of Technology (1980); University of Melbourne (1985); Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1998-1999, 2009–2010); Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2011, 2014); and University of Amsterdam (2012-2015).[1][3][10] He worked as the sole editor[2] of AIChE Journal between 1985 and 1991 and as the editor for the Journal of Rheology from 1995 to 2005.[9][2][1] He also worked on the editorial boards for the Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (1976-2019), Advances in Chemical Engineering (1984–85, 1993–2003), and Rheologica Acta (1995-2005) and as a consulting editor for AIChE Journal from 1991 to 1995.[citation needed]

Personal life

He married Marilyn Goldfarb in Teaneck, New Jersey on June 28, 1962[11] and had three children: Matt,[21] Susannah, and Rebekah. By 1996, he had married historian Vivienne Roumani.[2]

Selected publications

Articles

  • 1976: "Instabilities in polymer processing." American Institute of Chemical Engineering Journal, 22(2): 209–236. doi:10.1002/aic.690220202
  • 1976: "Chemical Process Control." With A.S. Foss. American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference Proceedings (159): 232.[22]
  • 1987: "Wall slip and extrudate distortion in linear low-density polyethylene." Journal of Rheology, 31(8): 815–834. With D.S. Kalika. doi:10.1122/1.549942
  • 2001: "Extrusion instabilities and wall slip." Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 33(1): 265–287. With C.J.S. Petrie. doi:10.1146/annurev.fluid.33.1.265
  • 2013: "Discontinuous shear thickening of frictional hard-sphere suspensions." Physical Review Letters, 111(21): 218301. With R. Seto, R. Mari, and J.F. Morris. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.218301
  • 2017: "Yield stress materials in soft condensed matter." Reviews of Modern Physics, 89(3): 035005. With D. Bonn, L. Berthier, T. Diboux, and S. Manneville. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.89.035005

Books

  • 1969: Optimization by Variational Methods. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0070163959. 1978 reprint by Krieger Publishing. ISBN 978-0882755953.
  • 1972: Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis with T.W.F. Russell. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471745457.
  • 1975: Stability of Reaction and Transport Processes. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0138402648.
  • 1980: Process Fluid Mechanics. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0137231713.
  • 1986: Process Modeling. Longman/Wiley. ISBN 978-0273087045
  • 2008: Polymer Melt Processing: Foundations in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. Cambridge University Press . ISBN 978-0521899697.
  • 2011: Chemical Engineering: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press . ISBN 978-1107669376.

Book chapters

  • 1979: "Modeling for Process Control" in Advances in Control and Dynamic Systems, ed. C.T. Leondes. Academic Press. Pages 148–192. ISBN 978-0120127214.
  • 1983: "Fibre Spinning" in Computational Analysis of Polymer Processing, eds. J.R.A. Pearson and S.M. Richardson. Applied Science Publishers Ltd. Pages 179–216. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-6634-5.
  • 1986: Coal Gasification Reactors with R. Shinnar in Chemical Reaction and Reactor Engineering, eds. J.J. Carberry and A. Varna. Marcel Dekker. Pages 516–561. ISBN 978-1000103335.
  • 1998: "Processing, Modeling." Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering, Volume 13, ed. J.I. Kroschwitz. Wiley. Page 425. Revised version in third edition, 2004, volume 11, page 263.
  • 1991: "The Identity of Our Profession." In Perspectives in Chemical Engineering: Research and Education (Advances in Chemical Engineering, Volume 16, ed. C.K. Colton. Academic Press. Page 565.

Honors and awards

Year Award/honor Awarding body Notes Ref
1971 Guggenheim Fellowship John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation [7][9]
1977 Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering American Institute of Chemical Engineers [23][24][2]
1979 Fulbright Lectureship Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Project title: "Process dynamics and control and in polymer processing" [8][9]
1980 Reilley Lectureship University of Notre Dame [25]
1984 William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature American Institute of Chemical Engineers [26]
1986 Membership National Academy of Engineering [1]
Bingham Medal Society of Rheology For "the use of fundamental concepts in rheology and fluid mechanics for the understanding of practical processing behavior" [6][10]
1993 Chemstations Lectureship Division Award American Society for Engineering Education [27]
1998 Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering Education American Institute of Chemical Engineers [28]
1999 Institute Lecturer Award [29]
2001 Membership American Academy of Arts and Sciences [5]
Honorary D.Sc. University of Minnesota [30]
2005 Distinguished Service Award Society of Rheology [31]
2008 Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering American Institute of Chemical Engineers [32]
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award in Chemical Engineering American Society for Engineering Education [27][1]
2015 Fellow Society of Rheology [9]
Publication Award With R. Mari, R. Seto, and J.F. Morris (doi:10.1122/1.4890747) [33]
2020 With A. Singh, R. Mari, and J.F. Morris (doi:10.1122/1.4999237) [33]

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Morton M. Denn". American Institute of Physics. https://history.aip.org/phn/11901003.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Chakraborty, Arup K.; Metzner, Arthur B.; Russell, T.W. Fraser (1996). "Morton M. Denn". Chemical Engineering Education 30 (2): 88–93. https://journals.flvc.org/cee/article/view/123458. Retrieved 2023-10-08. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Morton Denn". City College of New York. 13 July 2015. https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/profiles/morton-denn. 
  4. ↑ "Dr. Morton M. Denn". National Academy of Engineering. https://www.nae.edu/27997/Dr-Morton-M-Denn. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Morton M. Denn". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. https://www.amacad.org/person/morton-m-denn. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Morton M. Denn - 1986 Bingham Medalist". Institute of Rheology. https://www.rheology.org/sor/Awards/Bingham/DennM/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Guggenheim Fellow. "Guggenheim Fellow". https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/morton-m-denn/. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Fulbright Lecturer". https://fulbrightscholars.org/grantee/morton-denn?year=7040. 
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 "Morton M. Denn". Society of Rheology. https://www.rheology.org/sor/fellowship/DennM. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "Morton Mace Denn". University of Cailfornia, Berkeley. https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/morton-mace-denn. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Marilyn Goldfarb weds Morton Denn; couple to make home in Minnesota". The Herald-News (Passaic, New Jersey, USA): p. 43. 1962-06-29. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-news-marriage-of-kebless-de/133092475/. 
  12. ↑ "Herbert P. Denn". The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey, USA): p. 33. 1992-02-15. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record/133092757/. 
  13. ↑ "Fabian Hebrew School". The Morning Call (Paterson, New Jersey, USA): p. 8. 1952-03-14. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/133092418/. 
  14. ↑ "Fabian School News". The News (Paterson, New Jersey, USA): p. 8. 1948-01-16. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news/133092552/. 
  15. ↑ "Boy Scout trail". The News (Paterson, New Jersey, USA): p. 12. 1952-05-02. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news/133092671/. 
  16. ↑ "AZA chapters hold Seder". The Morning Call (Paterson, New Jersey, USA): p. 11. 1957-04-24. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/133092705/. 
  17. ↑ "Eastside High honor society inducts gup". The Morning Call (Paterson, New Jersey, USA): p. 33. 1955-11-17. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/133092367/. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Hillel director to address unit of B'nai B'rith". The Morning Call (Paterson, New Jersey, USA): p. 10. 1961-03-10. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/133092587/. 
  19. ↑ "23 EHS students win $76,400 in scholarships". The News (Paterson, New Jersey, USA): p. 19. 1957-06-20. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news/133092896/. 
  20. ↑ "People". Chemical & Engineering News 79 (43): 77. 2001. doi:10.1021/cen-v079n043.p077. 
  21. ↑ "Matthew P. Denn, Esq.". Leadership Delaware. https://leadershipdelaware.org/person/matthew-p-denn-esq/. 
  22. ↑ "Chemical process control / Alan S. Foss and Morton M. Denn, editors ; [contributors O. A. Asbjornsen ... [et al.]"]. National Library of Australia. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/660962. 
  23. ↑ Holt, Gregory (2013-07-08). "National Society Selects UD's Lee for 2013 Professional Progress Award". University of Delaware. https://cbe.udel.edu/news/2013/07/08/engineering-honors/. 
  24. ↑ "Winners: Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering". American Institute of Chemical Engineers. https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/winners/176311. 
  25. ↑ "Reilly Lectureship". University of Notre Dame. https://cbe.nd.edu/about-cbe/reilly-lectureship/. 
  26. ↑ "William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature". American Institute of Chemical Engineers. 28 March 2012. https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/william-h-walker-award-excellence-contributions-chemical-engineering-literature. 
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "ASEE Chemical Engineering Division Awards". http://ched.asee.org/awards/award-winners/. 
  28. ↑ "Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering Education". American Institute of Chemical Engineers. 28 March 2012. https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/warren-k-lewis-award-chemical-engineering-education. 
  29. ↑ "Institute lecturer at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers". 28 March 2012. https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/institute-lecturer-award. 
  30. ↑ "HMorton M. Denn". https://uawards.umn.edu/honorary-degree-recipients/morton-m-denn. 
  31. ↑ "Vancovuer 2005". Rheology Bulletin 75 (1): 15. January 2006. http://www0.rheology.org/sor/publications/Rheology_B/RB2006Jan.pdf. Retrieved 2023-10-07. 
  32. ↑ "Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering". American Institute of Chemical Engineers. 28 March 2012. https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/founders-award-outstanding-contributions-field-chemical-engineering. 
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Journal of Rheology Publication Award". Journal of Rheology. https://pubs.aip.org/sor/jor/pages/awards. 



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