Background
Beér, János Miklós was born on February 27, 1923 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Sandor and Gizella (Trismai) Beér.
Beér, János Miklós was born on February 27, 1923 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Sandor and Gizella (Trismai) Beér.
Diplom-Ingenieur, Jozsef Nador University of Technology, Budapest, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Sheffield, England, 1960. Doctor of Science, University Sheffield, England, 1968.
Dr honoris causa, University Miskolc, Hungary, 1987. Dr honoris causa, University of Technology Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1997.
Research engineer Heat Research Institute, Budapest, 1949-1956, head combustion division, 1952-1956. Principal lecturer combustion Budapest Technology University, 1953-1956. Research engineer Babcock & Wilcox Ltd., Renfrew, Scotland, 1956-1957.
Head research station International Flame Research Foundation, Ijmuiden, Holland, 1960-1963. Professor fuel science Pennsylvania State University, 1963-1965. Newton Drew professor, head department chemical engineering and fuel technical University Sheffield, 1965-1976, dean engineering, 1973-1975.
Professor chemical and fuel engineering, science director Massachusetts Institute of Technology Combustion Research Facility Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976-1993, professor emeritus department chemical engineering, since 1993. Visiting fellow Australian Commonwealth, 1972. Joint committee International Flame Research Foundation, 1972-1989, superintendent research, 1972-1989.
Advisory council research and development fuel and power United Kingdom Department Energy, 1973-1976. Member Clean Air Council, Department Environmental, United Kingdom, 1974-1976. Chemical technical committee United Kingdom Science Research Council, 1972-1975.
Combustion science committee Italian National Research Council, since 1974. Chairman clean coal utilization in China project National Academy of Sciences, 1987-1988. Advisory council United States Secretary Energy National Coal Council, since 1992.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Moody award 1964, Percy Nicholls award 1988, International George Westinghouse Gold medal 2001), Institute Energy (senior, Melchett medal 1985), Royal Academy Engineering United Kingdom. Member American Institute Chemical Engineers, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (honorary), Hungarian National Academy Engineering (honorary), Finnish Academy Technology (foreign).
Married Marta Gabriella Csato, October 27, 1944.