Background
Eckert, Charles Alan was born on December 13, 1938 in St. Louis. Son of Clarence Theodore and Mildred Hortense (Potlitzer) Eckert.
Eckert, Charles Alan was born on December 13, 1938 in St. Louis. Son of Clarence Theodore and Mildred Hortense (Potlitzer) Eckert.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960; S.M. Entertainment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1964.
Postdoctoral fellow, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, 1964-1965; assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1965-1969; associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1969-1973; professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1973-1989; head department chemical engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1980-1986; J. Erskine Love professor engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, since 1989; Institute professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1994. Director Specialty Separations Center, since 1991. Consultant numerous companies.
Fellow American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Alan P. Colburn award 1973, William H. Walker award 1999, Clarence Gerhold award, 2006). Member National Academy of Engineering, International Society for Advancement of Supercritical Fluids (vice president), American Chemical Society (Ipatieff prize 1977, Murphree award 1995), American Society Engineering Education.
Children: Carolyn Helen, Theodore James. Married Susan Schneider, 1997.