Jay Bailey

James E. Bailey, generally known as Jay Bailey (1944 - 9 May 2001) was a pioneer of biochemical engineering, particularly metabolic engineering. He was said to be "the most influential biochemical engineer of modern times"Gregory Stephanopoulos (2001) "Metabolic Engineering " vol 3, 393–394 "In Memoriam, Jay Bailey 1944-2001"] . In a special issue of a journal dedicated to his work, the editor said "Jay was one of biochemical engineering’s most creative thinkersand spirited advocates, a true innovator who played an enormous role in establishing biochemical engineering asthe dynamic discipline it is today"D. S. Clarke (2002) "Biotechnology and Bioengineering" vol 79, no 5, page 483 "In Appreciation:James E. Bailey, 1944–2001"] . He studied chemical engineering at Rice University receiving a BA in 1966 and PhD in 1969. He worked for Shell then taught chemical engineering at the University of Houston and at Caltech before becoming Professor of Biotechnology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich in 1992. He died of cancer 9 May 2001.

He is commemorated in the "James E. Bailey Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Biological Engineering" [ [http://www.aiche.org/SBE/About/Awards.aspx James E. Bailey Award for Biological Engineering] ] , by the AIChE Society for Biological Engineering.

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Further Reading

*"Biotechnology and Bioengineering" (2002) Vol 79 issue 5: "Special Issue: A Tribute to Jay Bailey" (Wiley Interscience) Contains reprints of 6 important papers by Jay Bailey selected by the editors.