Herman William Prengle

Background

Prengle,, Herman William was born on November 6, 1919 in Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Herman William and Irene (Smith) Prengle.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1941. Master of Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1947. Doctor of Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1949.

Career

Research engineer Linde Air Products Company, Tonwanda, New York, 1941. Senior engineer Shell Oil Corporation, Houston, 1949-1953. Associate professor University Houston, 1953-1959, professor, 1959-1997, professor emeritus, from 1997, chairman chemical engineering department, 1958-1961, associate dean Cullen College Engineering, 1981-1985, director MChE program chemical engineering department, 1985-1997.

Visiting scholar chemistry department Cambridge (England) University, 1971-1972, Corpus Christi College, 1988, Darwin College, 1990. Consultant chemical and petroleum industries United States Government, since 1958. Panel member peer review of research United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1975-1997.

Achievements

• Achievements include 3 patents (with others) for ozone-Ultraviolet advanced oxidation prodess for water borne toxic compounds. Invention (with other) of ammonium hydrogen sulfate (AHS) and duplex AHS solar energy storage process. Invention (with others) of infrared radiometry spectroscopy method (IRSM) for remote sensing of temperatures, gradients and pollutant concentrations from stationary emission sources.
  
  Invention (with others) of the hydrogen peroxide-VisUV process (Himachal Pradesh/VisUV) for treatment of hazardous water borne substances and gaseous emissions. Invention and patent (with others) for improved apparatus for fractional distillation of multi-component hydrocarbon mixtures.

Membership

Chairman Charter Commission, Friendswood, Texas, 1970-1971. Member National Republican Committee, Washington, since 1980. Member Republican Presidential Task Force, Washington, since 1983.

Member United States Committee Battle Normandy Museum, Caen, France, since 1988. Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1941-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Institute Chemists.

Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Royal Chemical Society (London), Army-Navy Club, Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Ruth Hamilton, December 6, 1941. Children: Pixie Bernice Irene, Karl William, Scott Hamilton.

Father:

Herman William Prengle,

Mother:

Irene (Smith) Prengle,

Spouse:

Ruth Hamilton

child:

Karl William Prengle,

child:

Scott Hamilton Prengle,

child:

Pixie Bernice Irene Prengle,