About Dennis W. Hess
Born 1947. Dennis W. Hess is an American chemist, university teacher and scientist.
Dennis William Hess (born March 1, 1947) is an American chemical engineer and academic who is Emeritus Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Early life and education Hess was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. In 1991, he moved to Lehigh University, where he served as department chair.
Edward Goodrich Acheson Award (2012).
Henry B. Linford Award for Distinguished Teaching (2014).
Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology (2005).
Thomas D. Callinan Award (1993).
He was named an ACS Fellow in the 2013 class of ACS Fellows.
Hess has been elected a fellow of multiple professional societies: Fellow of The Electrochemical Society (1993). Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (1998).
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American physical chemist
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Dennis W. Hess was born in 1947 in Reading.
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Dennis W. Hess is a chemist, university teacher and scientist.
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