Background
Butt, John Baecher was born on September 10, 1935 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Willoughby Joseph and Mary Angela (Baecher) Butt.
Butt, John Baecher was born on September 10, 1935 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Willoughby Joseph and Mary Angela (Baecher) Butt.
Bachelor of Science, Clemson University, 1956. Master of Engineering, Yale, 1958. Doctor of Engineering, Yale, 1960.
Instructor chemical engineering, Yale, 1959-1960;
assistant professor, Yale, 1960-1963;
assistant professor engineering and applied science, Yale, 1963-1964;
associate professor, Yale, 1964-1969;
professor chemical engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1969;
Walter P. Murphy Professor, Northwestern University, since 1981. Visiting professor University Texas, summer 1961, University of California at Davis, spring 1967. Solvay visiting professor U. Libre, Brussels, Belgium, 1971.
Chairman Gordon Conference on Catalysis, 1979. Chairman International Symposium on Catalyst Deactivation, 1991.
Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers (A.P. Colburn award 1968, Professional Progress award 1978, director 1975-1977). Member American Chemical Society (petroleum research fund advisory board 1973), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Catalysis Society (E.B. Maxted award 1997), Virginia History Society.
Married Regina Elizabeth Roche, June 29, 1963. 1 son, John Baecher (deceased).