Background
Boudart, Michel was born on June 18, 1924 in Belgium. Came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1957. Son of Francois and Marguerite (Swolfs) Boudart.
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Boudart, Michel was born on June 18, 1924 in Belgium. Came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1957. Son of Francois and Marguerite (Swolfs) Boudart.
Bachelor of Science, University Louvain, Belgium, 1944. Master of Science, University Louvain, Belgium, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1950.
Doctor honoris causa, University Liège. Doctor honoris causa, University Notre Dame. Doctor honoris causa, University Nancy.
Doctor honoris causa, University Ghent.
Research associate James Forrestal Research Center, Princeton, 1950-1954. Member faculty Princeton University, 1954-1961. Professor chemical engineering University California, Berkeley, 1961-1964, adjunct professor chemical engineering, since 1994.
Professor chemical engineering and chemistry Stanford University, 1964-1980, Keck professor engineering, 1980-1994, Keck professor engineering emeritus, since 1994. Co-founder Catalytica, Inc. Humble Oil Corporation lecturer, 1958.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers lecturer, 1961. Sigma Xi national lecturer, 1965. Chairman Gordon Research Conference Catalysis, 1962.
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Author: Kinetics of Chemical Processes, 1968, (with G. Djéga-Mariadassou) Kinetics of Heterogenous Catalytic Reactions, 1983. Editor: (with J.R. Anderson) Catalysis: Science and Technology, 11 vols., 1981-1996, (with Marina Boudart and René Bryssinck) Modern Belgium, 1990.Member advisory editorial board Catal. Letters, since 1989, Catalysis Review, since 1968, Journal Molecular Catalysis, since 1995, Cattech, since 1996.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts. and Sciences, California Academy of Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Chemical Society (Kendall award 1977, E.V. Murphee award in industrial and engineering chemistry 1985), Catalysis Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Chemical Society, Académie Royale de Belgique (foreign associate), French National Academy Pharmacy (foreign).
Married Marina D'Haese, December 27, 1948. Children: Mark, Baudouin, Iris, Philip.