Background
Athnasios, Albert Kamel was born on February 10, 1935 in Alexandria, Egypt. Son of Hanna and Gemiana Hanna (Tiab) Athnasios. came to the United States, 1973.
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Albert Kamel Athnasios
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Albert Kamel Athnasios, Egyptian Chemist, science administrator. Achievements include patent for process for removal of cholesterol and saturated fatty acids from butter oil, fish oil, egg yolk oil, lard, tallow and other fatty materials; isolation of psoralen and bergapten from fig leaves used for treatment of leukoderma and skin depigmentation.
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Alexandria U., 1956; Master of Science in Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 1962.
Career
Instructor chemistry faculty science, Alexandria U., 1956-1960; senior chemist, group leader/manager, Food and Drug Administration-Egypt, Alexandria, 1963-1974; senior research chemist research laboratories, Quaker Oats Company, Barrington, Illinois, 1974-1977; senior research associate technical center, Nabisco Brands, Inc., East Hanover, New Jersey, 1977-1990; director R & D, Fleischmann's Yeast Inc., Fenton, Missouri, 1990-1996; consultant, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Association Official Analytical Chemists, American Oil Chemists Society (associate editor Official Book of Methods 1985-1995, member coms.on mycotoxins and uniform methods 1985-1990), International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Institute Food Technologists, American Association Cereal Chemists, New York Academy Science, Sigma Xi (North Carolina State University chapter).
Connections
Married Samiha Salama Ibrahim, November 22, 1959. Children: Magda Salib and Magid Athnasios.
