About Richard S. H. Mah
Lived 1934 – 2004 (aged 69). Richard S. H. Mah was a Chinese researcher.
Richard S. H. Mah (16 December 1934 – 30 May 2004) was a Chinese-born chemical engineer and professor at Northwestern University in the United States.
Early life and education Mah was born in Shanghai on 16 December 1934, to parents S. Fabian Soh Pai and E. Shang (Chang). Mah's parents sent him to England in 1950. Mah completed a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Birmingham, and received his Ph.D. in 1961 from the Imperial College London under the guidance of Roger W. H. Sargent on process systems engineering. Mah became the first Ph.D. graduate from the Sargent research group. Mah moved to the University of Minnesota in 1961 for his postdoctoral work. and received its Computing in Chemical Engineering Award, Ernest Thiele Award, and other divisional awards.
Death and legacy Mah died on 30 May 2004 due to a heart attack at the age of 69 in Glenview, Illinois.
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Chinese-born chemical engineer (1934-2004)
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Richard S. H. Mah was born on 16 December 1934 in Shanghai.
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Richard S. H. Mah died on 30 May 2004 in Glenview.
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Richard S. H. Mah was a researcher.
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Richard S. H. Mah was Chinese.
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