Thomas F. Edgar

American chemical engineer
Person human Q16736702
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Thomas F. Edgar

Summary

Thomas F. Edgar is a human[1]. He was born on April 17, 1945[2]. He worked as an engineer[3], university teacher[4], and chemist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Thomas F. Edgar was born on April 17, 1945[2].
  • Thomas F. Edgar's professions included engineer[3].
  • Thomas F. Edgar's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Thomas F. Edgar worked as a chemist[5].
  • Thomas F. Edgar's field of work was chemical engineering[7].
  • Thomas F. Edgar's field of work was process engineering[8].
  • Thomas F. Edgar's field of work was process control[9].
  • Thomas F. Edgar's field of work was separation process[10].
  • Thomas F. Edgar's field of work was Q12055539[11].
  • Thomas F. Edgar's field of work was chemical reactor[12].
  • Thomas F. Edgar was employed by University of Texas at Austin[13].
  • Thomas F. Edgar's doctoral advisor was Leon Lapidus[14].
  • Thomas F. Edgar received the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award[15].
  • Thomas F. Edgar received the Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control[16].
  • Thomas F. Edgar received the Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers[17].
  • Thomas F. Edgar received the John R. Ragazzini Education Award[18].
  • Thomas F. Edgar was a member of National Academy of Engineering[19].
  • Thomas F. Edgar is recorded as male[20].
  • Thomas F. Edgar's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Thomas F. Edgar supervised Michael Jon Liebman as a doctoral student[22].
  • Thomas F. Edgar supervised John Hedengren as a doctoral student[23].
  • Thomas F. Edgar supervised Wonhui Cho as a doctoral student[24].
  • Thomas F. Edgar supervised In-Won Kim as a doctoral student[25].
  • Thomas F. Edgar supervised Corey Matthew James as a doctoral student[26].
  • Thomas F. Edgar supervised Benjamin James Spivey as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Thomas F. Edgar was born on April 17, 1945[2].

Education

Thomas F. Edgar's doctoral advisor was Leon Lapidus[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3], university teacher[4], and chemist[5]. Fields of work include chemical engineering[7], an applied science[28]; process engineering[8], a branch of engineering[29]; process control[9], a type of regulation and control[30]; separation process[10]; Q12055539[11]; and chemical reactor[12]. Thomas F. Edgar was employed by University of Texas at Austin[13]. Doctoral students include Michael Jon Liebman[22]; John Hedengren[23], a researcher[31], b. 1977[32], awarded the John R. Ragazzini Education Award[33]; Wonhui Cho[24]; In-Won Kim[25]; Corey Matthew James[26]; and Benjamin James Spivey[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award[15], an award[34]; Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control[16]; Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers[17]; and John R. Ragazzini Education Award[18], an award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1979[37].

Why It Matters

Thomas F. Edgar ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Thomas F. Edgar do for work?

Thomas F. Edgar worked as engineer[3], university teacher[4], and chemist[5].

What awards did Thomas F. Edgar receive?

Honors received include Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award[15], Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control[16], Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers[17], and John R. Ragazzini Education Award[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . a2c2.org. a2c2.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . a2c2.org. a2c2.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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