Background
Arce, Pedro Edgardo was born on February 27, 1952 in Nogoya, Entre Rios, Argentina. Son of Pedro Ismael and Julia Celina (Traverso) Arce. came to the United States, 1983.
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Pedro Edgardo Arce, American Chemical engineering educator. Argentina Council of Research fellow, 1978, 80, 84, U. Queensland (Australia) fellow, 1982, Purdue University fellow, 1988; recipient Excellence in Tchg. award Board Regents, U. Florida Sys., 1994, Development Scholar award Florida State University, 1996, Svc. award Florida Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1996.
Education
Diploma in Chemical Engineering, University Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina, 1977; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1987; the Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1990.
Career
Graduate fellow, Council for Science Research (National Scientific and Technical Research Council ), Argentina, 1978-1984;
lecturer, Universidad Nacional de Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina, 1980-1987;
instructor, Purdue University, 1989;
assistant professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical U.-Florida State University College Engineering, Tallahassee, 1990-1995;
associate professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical U.-Florida State University College Engineering, Tallahassee, since 1995;
interim chair department chemical engineering, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical U.-Florida State University College Engineering, Tallahassee, 1995. Elected member Science and Technological Career Council of Research, Argentina, 1984-1990. Fulbright lecturer for Latin American, 1994.
Visiting scientist Smith Herchel Laboratory, U. Cambridge, England, 1995. Associate faculty member Materials Research Program, Florida State University, since 1991, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute, Florida State University, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, AIChE (student chapter Professor of Year 1990-1991, Invited lecturer 1994, vice chair division applied mathematics and numerical methods 1996-1999, chairman of the executive committee, since 1998), Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry, American Filt. Society, American Association Aerosol Research, Material Research Society, American Society Engineering Education (Tom C. Evans award 1994), American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, North America Membrane Society, Society Rheology, Florida Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Connections
Married Maria Beatriz Trigatti, February 9, 1978. Children: Maria Paula, Andrea Lucia.
