- Edward R. Weidlein
Edward Ray Weidlein (born July 14, 1887) was a
chemist and later Director, Chairman, and President at theMellon Institute of Industrial Research . He served as president of theAmerican Chemical Society in 1937 and of theAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers . His awards included thePriestley Medal in 1948 [ [http://pennsci.org/publications/newsletters/feb_06.pdf Pennsylvania Academy of Science Newsletter, p. 16, February, 2006] ] and the AIChE Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering in 1966. [ [http://www.aiche.org/About/Awards/AwardforOutstandingContributions.aspx AIChE Founders Award] , retrieved June 27, 2008.]References
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