Mark E. Davis, the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, will deliver the 1999 Julian C. Smith Lectures in Cornell's School of Chemical Engineering Monday, Feb. 22, in 165 Olin Hall and Wednesday, Feb. 24, in 255 Olin.
In his first lecture, Davis will speak on "Self-Assembly in the Synthesis of High-Silica Zeolites." His topic for the second lecture will be "Opportunities for Chemical Engineering in Non-Viral, Systemic Gene Delivery." Both lectures are at 4:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
Davis received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky. He taught at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Stanford University before joining the faculty of Cal Tech.
His research interests focus on the synthesis of zeolites and molecular sieves, catalysis involving zeolites and molecular sieves, novel heterogeneous catalysts and novel catalytic reactor configurations. He is the author or co-author of six books and over 200 publications, and he holds 16 patents.
Davis has been recognized with the National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman and Presidential Young Investigator awards and with the Allan P. Colburn award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. In 1997, he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
The Julian C. Smith Lectureship in Chemical Engineering was established in 1988 by members of the Cornell chemical engineering class of 1962 and other friends, colleagues and former students to honor the professor emeritus of chemical engineering, "an inspiring teacher, respected author and influential consultant."
Each year the fund brings a leader in the field of chemical engineering to Cornell to lecture and interact with students and faculty members.
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