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Julian Szekely

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Julian Szekely
Born(1934-11-23)November 23, 1934
DiedDecember 7, 1995(1995-12-07) (aged 61)
NationalityHungarian, American
Alma materImperial College London
AwardsBeilby Medal and Prize (1973)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1974)
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials science & engineering
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
University at Buffalo
Imperial College London
Doctoral advisorJohn Francis Richardson

Julian Szekely (November 23, 1934 – December 7, 1995) was a Hungarian-American chemical engineer and materials scientist. He was a professor of materials science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Szekely received both his BSc (1959) and PhD (1961) in chemical engineering from Imperial College London.[1] He moved to the United States in 1966, becoming a US citizen in 1972.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Prof. Julian Szekely dies at 61". MIT News. December 8, 1995.