Robert James Madix

Background

Madix, Robert James was born on June 22, 1938 in Beach Grove, Indiana, United States. Son of James L. and Marjorie A. (Strohl) Madix.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1964.

Career

National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Max Planck Institute, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1964-1965; assistant professor, chemical engineer, Stanford (California) U., 1965-1972; associate professor, chemical engineer, Stanford (California) U., 1972-1977; professor chemical engineering, Stanford University, since 1977; chairman, chemical engineer, Stanford University, 1983-1987; professor of chemistry, Stanford University, since 1981. Consultant Monsanto Chemical, St. Louis, 1975-1984, Shell Oil Corporation, Houston, 1985-1986. Peter Debye lectureship Cornell Univercity, 1985.

Eyring lecturer chemistry Arizona State University, 1990. Barnett Dodge lecturer Yale University, 1996. Disting.prof. lecturer University Texas, Austin, 1980.

Walter Robb Distinguished lecturer PennState U., 1996. Chairman Gordon Research Conference on Reactions on Surfaces, 1995.

Achievements

• Robert James Madix has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society (Irving Langmuir Distinguished Lecturer award 1981, Arthur Adamson award 1997, Henry J. Albert award Precious Metals Institute, 1997), American Physical Society, American Vacuum Society, AIChE, California Catalysis Society.

Connections

Children: Bradley Alan, David Eric, Micella Lynn, Evan Scott.

Father:

James L. Madix

Mother:

Marjorie A. (Strohl) Madix

child:

Evan Scott Madix

child:

Micella Lynn Madix

child:

Bradley Alan Madix

child:

David Eric Madix