This is a list of notable
chemical engineer
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s, people who studied or practiced
chemical engineering
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. The main list is those who achieved status in chemical engineering or a closely related field such as management or science. At the foot of the page is a list of people with chemical engineering qualifications who are notable for other reasons, such as actors, sportspeople and authors. These are people sufficiently notable to have an article in Wikipedia. Further articles on chemical engineers would be welcome. See the talk page for suggestions of people who should be added to the encyclopedia (and then to this list).
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Chemical engineers who became notable for other activities
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Najma Akhtar
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She is noted for jazz modification of the traditional Urdu Indian ghazal (love songs and spiritual songs). ...
, English actress and singer; earned a master's in chemical engineering from
Aston University
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Ramani Ayer, CEO of
The Hartford
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, earned a master's and PhD in chemical engineering from
Drexel University
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Rajeev Bajaj, self-published the educational
geek rap album ''
Geek Rhythms'' in 2004
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Jacques Bergier, French writer, graduated in chemical engineering from
Chimie ParisTech and worked on early nuclear engineering
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Garry Betty, contributor to the design of the original personal computer; earned a chemical engineering degree at
Georgia Tech
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Harsha Bhogle,
India
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n international
cricket
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commentator, chemical engineering degree from
Osmania University
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Jerzy Buzek
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, former
Prime Minister of Poland
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and
President of the European Parliament
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Frank Capra
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, movie director, earned a chemical engineering degree at
California Institute of Technology
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Ray Davis, U.S. General and recipient of the U.S. Medal of Honor, graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from
Georgia School of Technology
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Thierry Dusautoir
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, captain of the
French National Rugby Union team, studied chemical engineering at the
École Nationale Supérieure in Bordeaux
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Vilma Espin, Cuban revolutionary and former wife of
Raul Castro, studied chemical engineering at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Gallagher, standup comedian, earned a chemical engineering degree at the
University of South Florida
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Kevin Greening
Kevin Greening (30 December 1962 – 29 December 2007) was a British radio presenter, who co-hosted ''Radio 1 Breakfast'' on BBC Radio 1 with Zoe Ball from 13 October 1997 to 25 September 1998.
Early career
Kevin Greening grew up in Bristol wh ...
, science presenter on
Radio Five Live
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(UK), studied chemical engineering at
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
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Hu Tsu Tau Richard, former
Minister for Finance (Singapore) (1985–2001)
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Pat Kenney, broadcaster, earned a chemical engineering degree from
University College Dublin
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Bill Koch, businessman and skipper of 1992
America's Cup
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winning yacht
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Ashok Kumar
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He ...
, Indian-born British Labour politician, BSc, MSc, PhD in chemical engineering at
Aston University
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Dolph Lundgren, actor and karateka, earned an undergraduate chemical engineering degree from the
Royal Institute of Technology
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and a master's degree in chemical engineering from the
University of Sydney
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Khalid Masud, Muslim scholar from Pakistan, obtained a master's degree in chemistry from the
University of the Punjab
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and a chemical engineering diploma from
King's College, Cambridge
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John von Neumann
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, mathematician and physicist, studied chemical engineering at
ETH-Zurich
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Nitin Nohria
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Early life and ...
, Dean of
Harvard Business School
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, gained BTech in chemical engineering from the
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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Seyi Olofinjana, Nigerian international footballer, earned degree in chemical engineering from
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
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Michael Ruffin
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, American professional basketball player, earned degree in chemical engineering from
University of Tulsa
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Tuanku Zara Salim
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, Queen of Perak, degree in chemical engineering from the
University of Nottingham
, mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom
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, type = Public
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and worked for
Petrona
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E. E. Smith,
science fiction author
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of the
Lensman and
Skylark
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series fame; earned a
PhD PHD or PhD may refer to:
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification
Entertainment
* '' PhD: Phantasy Degree'', a Korean comic series
* '' Piled Higher and Deeper'', a web comic
* Ph.D. (band), a 1980s British group
** Ph.D. (Ph.D. al ...
in chemical engineering from
George Washington University
, mottoeng = "God is Our Trust"
, established =
, type = Private federally chartered research university
, academic_affiliations =
, endowment = $2.8 billion (2022)
, presi ...
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Srinivas, Indian playback singer, earned degree in chemical engineering from
University of Mumbai
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The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed h ...
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Xi Jinping
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, current
CPC General Secretary and
President of China, studied chemical engineering at
Tsinghua University
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Benjamin Lee Whorf
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, American linguist, earned a degree in chemical engineering from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Nadhim Zahawi
Nadhim Zahawi ( ar, ناظم الزهاوي, translit=Nāẓim az-Zahāwī; ku, نەدیم زەهاوی, translit=Nedîm Zehawî; born 2 June 1967) is an Iraqi-born British politician serving as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister ...
UK politician and minister, has a BSc in chemical engineering from
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
, budget = ...
Chemical engineers in fiction
* In the
Charlie Chan
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film ''
The Shanghai Cobra
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Picture Show; London Vol. 50, Iss. 1294, (Jul 27, 1946): 10.
Synopsis
When three bank employee ...
'' (1945), "H.R. Jarvis, Chemical Engineer" is stenciled on the laboratory door rented by the eponymous villain who had been using that alias while he schemed to steal radium from a nearby bank vault.
[Charlie Chan Family Home]
The Shanghai Cobra
* In the CBS radio thriller ''The House in Cypress Canyon'', which aired live on 5 December 1945, on "Suspense Radio," the character "James A. Woods, Chemical Engineer" was the perpetrator of a murder-suicide and was the narrator/protagonist of the supernatural yarn found in a shoebox, the basis of the story.
The House in Cypress Canyon
*In a 1958 episode of ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', "The Motive", character Tom Greer kills a man he finds in the phone book, who happens to be a chemical engineer.
* Captain Virgil "The Cooler King" Hilts, as portrayed by
Steve McQueen
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in the 1963 film ''
The Great Escape''
* Graeme Miller, played by
Ewen Bremner
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Early life
Bremner was born i ...
in the 2004 film ''
AVP: Alien vs. Predator''
* Stanley Goodspeed, played by
Nicolas Cage
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in ''
The Rock''
* Gunner Jensen, played by
Dolph Lundgren in the 2012 film ''
The Expendables 2''
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Comic Book Guy in ''
The Simpsons
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'' has a degree in chemical engineering.
See also
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Lists of notable engineers by discipline for lists of engineers by discipline.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Chemical Engineers
Chemical engineers
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