Leonard Andrew Wenzel

Background

Wenzel, Leonard Andrew was born on January 21, 1923 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Robert N. and Frances A. (Browne) Wenzel.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1943; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, University Michigan, 1950.

Career

Junior research engineer, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1943-1944; junior research scientist, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1944; research engineer, Colgate-Palmolive, Jersey City, 1949-1951; assistant professor engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1951-1956-; associate professor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1956-1960; professor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1960-1988; chairman deputy chemical engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1962-1983; professor emeritus, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, since 1988. Project director United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bucaramanga, Colombia, l969-70, consultant in chemical engineering, Maracaibo, Venezuela, l970-73. Consultant Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, Pennsylvania, l95l-80, Exxon, Baytown, Texas, l983-86.

Chief scientist Arencibia Technologies, Inc., Allentown, l987-93. President Los Angeles Wenzel, Inc., Bethlehem, l988-. Director of technical Eco-Gen Technologies, Inc., Bethlehem, since 1993.

Achievements

• Registered profile engineer, Pennsylvania.

Works

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• book

  • Principles of Unit Operations
  • Principles Of Unit Operations, 2Nd Ed
  • Chemical Process Analysis: Mass and Energy Balances (Prentice Hall International Series, the Physical and Chemical Engineering Sciences)
  • Chemical Process Analysis: Mass and Energy Balances (Prentice Hall International Series, the Physical and Chemical Engineering Sciences) by William L. Luyben (1988-01-01)

Membership

Board of directors South Bethlehem Neighborhood Center, since 1986, Bethlehem HousingAuthority, since 1988. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers. Member American Chemical Society, American Society for Engineering Education.

Interests

• Avocations: stamps, gardening, traveling.

Connections

Married Mary E. Leathers, October 21, 1944. Children: Frances B., Alma L., Jesse R., Sara V. Married Constance L. Houser, January 1, 2000.

Father:

Robert N. Wenzel

Mother:

Frances A. (Browne) Wenzel

Spouse:

Constance L. Houser

Spouse:

Mary E. Leathers

child:

Sara V. Wenzel

child:

Alma L. Wenzel

child:

Frances B. Wenzel

child:

Jesse R. Wenzel