Background
Hegedus, L. Louis Arrived in the United States, 1968. Son of Lajos and Anna Hegedus.
consultant research chemical engineer company executive
Hegedus, L. Louis Arrived in the United States, 1968. Son of Lajos and Anna Hegedus.
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Technology University, Budapest, 1964. Doctor honoris causa, Technology University, Budapest, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1972.
Research engineer Research Institute Organic Chemical Industry, Budapest, 1964-1965. Group leader Daimler-Benz AG, Mannheim, Germany, 1965-1968. Supervisor catalysis research General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, Michigan, 1972-1980.
Director inorganic research W.R. Grace Company, Columbia, Maryland, 1980-1984, vice president research department, 1984-1994, vice president corporation technical division, 1994-1996. Vice president Research and development Arkema Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1996—2001, senior vice president Research and development, 2001—2006. Consultant, since 2006.
Allan P. Colburn lecturer University Delaware, 1976. Union Carbide lecturer State University of New York, Buffalo, 1983. B.F. Dodge lecturer Yale University, 1988.
J.A. Gerster lecturer University Delaware, 1988, Regents lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1991, Mason lecturer Stanford University, 1991, distinguished faculty lecturer University Texas, Austin, 1992, Ashton Cary lecturer Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993, Hugh Hulburt Memorial lecturer Northwestern University, 1993, Warren K. Lewis lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. Distinguished Landegger lecturer School of Foreign Service Georgetown University, 1995. R.L. Pigford Memorial lecturer University Delaware, 1998.
Member advisory board chemical thermal bioengineering division National Science Foundation, 1985. Member advisory board department chemical engineering Princeton University, 1980-1992, University California, Berkeley, 1988-1995, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1987-1995, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Center for Advanced Materials Surface Science Program, 1989-1993. Member governing board Council Chemical Research, 1987-1990, 92-95, chairman, 1993-1994.
Member board on chemical science and technical, National Research Council, 1991-1995, chairman committee critical technologies, 1992. Member Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Applications, 1995-1998. Catalysis and reaction engineering award lecturer American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Los Angeles, 2000.
Fellow American Institute of Chemical Engineers (editorial board journal 1978-1983, 85-88, trustee American Institute of Chemical Engineers Foundation since 2007, R.H. Wilhelm award 1988, Professional Progress award 1980, Chemical Engineer of Year award Detroit 1978, Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division award 2000, Management Division award 2006). Member National Academy of Engineering (chairman chemical engineering section 2000), American Chemical Society (Chemtech Leo Friend award 1981, editorial board Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 1992-1995, advisory board Chemical and Engineering News 2004—2008), Maryland Academy of Sciences (science council 1987-1991), Hungarian National Academy Engineering (honorary), Radiation to Information International (Visiting Distinguished fellow).
Married Eva Judith Brem, March 28, 1968. Children: Caroline Nora, Monica Michelle.