Czesław Strumiłło (17 February 1930 – 30 September 2018) was a Polish

chemical engineer A chemical engineer is a professional equipped with the knowledge of chemistry and other basic sciences who works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of Product (chemistry), products and deals with ...

, a founder of a

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in the field of drying processes and a former rector of the Lodz University of Technology. In 1952 he graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology. In 1960 he obtained the Doctor of Science degree, in 1966 his postdoctoral scientific qualifications and associate professor and professor degrees in 1974, and 1981, respectively. He is an ''honoris causa'' doctor of the

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in Great Britain, Lodz University of Technology and

University of West Hungary The main campus of the University of Sopron (, abbreviated SOE) is located in Sopron, Hungary. The school traces its roots to 1735.

. He is an ordinary member of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences (, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars a ...

. He was twice selected a member of the

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, in 1993–96 he was the Vice Chairperson of this Committee. He is the Vice President of the Lodz Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, a vice chairperson of the Committee on Chemical and Process Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, a Polish representative in Drying Working Party and Science Advisory Committee European Federation of Chemical Engineering. In 1995 he received the title of the Honorary Professor of the

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in China. From 1984 to 1987 he was a Vice Rector, and from 1987 to 1990 the Rector of the Lodz University of Technology. From 1993 to 1999 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering.

Scientific activity

His scientific activity is connected with heat and mass transfer in the processes of

distillation Distillation, also classical distillation, is the process of separating the component substances of a liquid mixture of two or more chemically discrete substances; the separation process is realized by way of the selective boiling of the mixt ...

evaporation Evaporation is a type of vaporization that occurs on the Interface (chemistry), surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase. A high concentration of the evaporating substance in the surrounding gas significantly slows down evapora ...

, drying and

fluidization Fluidization (or fluidisation) is a process similar to liquefaction whereby a granular material is converted from a static solid-like state to a dynamic fluid-like state. This process occurs when a fluid (liquid or gas) is passed up through the ...

. He is an author of the first Polish monograph in the field of drying. His scientific achievements include 250 publications, 7 handbooks and monographs related to chemical engineering and process engineering. He has promoted 15 doctors of science.Małgorzata Trocha
Jubileusz prof. Czesława Strumiłło
, p.lodz.pl

References

External links

The Lodz Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Czesław Strumiłło in the Polish Science Database (OPI)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strumillo, Czeslaw 1930 births 2018 deaths Engineers from Vilnius Polish chemists Polish inventors Łódź University of Technology alumni Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta Academic staff of Łódź University of Technology Recipients of the Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland