Karl Kammermeyer
Professor and Head of Chemical Engineering (1949-1972)
Like the cigar
smoke that followed him everywhere in the "Engineering
Building," Karl Kammermeyer's spirit of learning permeates
the College to this day. A German immigrant arriving in the
U.S. as a 21-year-old aspiring engineer, Kammermeyer devoted
much of his career to his most precious achievement -- the
success of a multitude of students who studied under this
gifted teacher and responded later as loyal, devoted alumni.
He helped launch many a private sector career by collaborating
with students motivated by his pioneering work in membrane
separations. Fanning out across corporate and academic landscapes,
his "family tree" of former students reveres him
to this day as their mentor.
Inducted June 12, 1004
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