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Nationality
  
American

Known for
  

Name
  
Ernest Kirkendall

Fields
  

Born
  
July 6, 1914East Jordan, Michigan, USA (
1914-07-06
)

Alma mater
  
Wayne State UniversityUniversity of Michigan

Died
  
August 22, 2005, Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Ernest Oliver Kirkendall (July 6, 1914 – August 22, 2005) was an American chemist and metallurgist. He is known for his 1947 discovery of the Kirkendall effect.

Life and works

He was raised in Highland Park, Michigan and received his bachelor's from Wayne State University. His master's and PhD came from the University of Michigan, but he returned to Wayne to teach chemical engineering. In 1984 he was inducted into the College of Engineering's Hall of Fame. He died in a nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia.

References

Ernest Kirkendall Wikipedia


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