Edward Wilson Merrill
Edward Wilson Merrill (August 31, 1923 – August 6, 2020) was an American biomaterials scientist. He was one of the founders of bioengineering. His work focused on the biomedical engineering field as it developed from chemical engineering.[9]
Edward Wilson Merrill | |
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 Edward Wilson Merrill | |
| Born | August 31, 1923 |
| Died | August 6, 2020 (aged 96)[1] Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Biomaterials, Artificial Kidney, Blood Rheology |
| Awards | Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (2014), National Academy of Engineering (2013), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1966), Pierre Galletti Award (AIMBE, 2010),[2] 100 Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era[3] (AIChE, 2008), Founders Award (AIChE, 2000),[4] Founders Award (SFB, 2002),[5] Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Research Contributions (AIChE, 1982),[6] C.A. Stine Materials and Engineering Award (AIChE, 1993),[7] Clemson Award for Contributions to the Biomaterials Literature, (SFB, 1990)[5] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Biocompatibility, Blood Rheology, Artificial kidney, Hydrogels |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Edward Wilson Merrill Media
A Portrait of Edward Merrill
Cover page of the first NIH guidelines for artificial kidneys in the 1960s
Edward Merrill in the late 1960s
Academic family tree of Edward Wilson Merrill as prepared in 2003 by Dr. Lisa Brannon-Peppas
Announcement declaring Edward Wilson Merrill as the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award at MIT in Fall 1972
References
- ↑ Edward Wilson Merrill obituary
- ↑ Pierre Galletti Award. aimbe.org.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering. aiche.org (28 March 2012).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Past Awardees. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ↑ Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research. aiche.org (28 March 2012).
- ↑ AIChE | STINE AWARD | Engineering Materials for Today and Tomorrow. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ HERMAN MEISSNER, 83 RETIRED MIT PROFESSOR.
- ↑ Peppas, Nicholas A.. Origins and development of biomedical engineering within chemical engineering. AIChE Journal 50 (3) (2004). p. 536. doi:10.1002/aic.10048.
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