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Hugh M. Hulburt
PhD, 1942
Began his term as a member of the faculty at Northwestern
in 1964
Department Chair, 1965-1971
Associate Dean, Graduate School, 1975-1980
Associate Dean, Technological Institute, 1980-1983 |
| A talented administrator and teacher, Professor
Hugh M. Hulburt dedicated his professional career to the practice
of chemistry and promoting the chemical engineering profession.
After receiving his PhD in 1942 he worked in various industry
positions, becoming director of research and development at
the Chemical Construction Corporation and later director of
chemical engineering and director of physical research at American
Cyanamid Company. In 1964 Hulburt joined Northwestern and served
as chairman of the chemical engineering department from 1965
to 1971, associate dean of the Graduate School from 1975 to
1980, and associate dean of the Technological Institute from
1980 to 1983. He chaired the committee to establish the Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and fostered much closer
ties between industry and the university and between science
and engineering. Hulburt was editor of Industrial and Engineering
Chemistry, Process Design, and Development from its inception
in 1962 until 1986. Under his editorship the journal became
a highly respected publication in chemical engineering and
industrial chemistry. He also served on the editorial board
of the Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data and
on the National Science Foundation’s advisory panel for
engineering, chemistry, and energetics. He was a fellow of
the AIChE and was its Institute Lecturer in 1962. The Hugh
M. Hulburt Memorial Lecture was established to bring leaders
in chemical engineering research and management to Northwestern
to lecture and interact with students and faculty members and
to foster closer collaboration between industry and academia
in the education of future chemical engineers. |
