Kurt Koelling Inducted into Academy of Chemical Engineers at Missouri

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Kurt Koelling was one of eight professionals inducted into the Academy of Chemical Engineers at Missouri University of Science and Technology during its annual induction ceremony on April 16, 2015. The academy honors chemical engineers for contributions to their profession, leadership and involvement with Missouri S&T. Members serve as an advisory group to the Missouri S&T chemical and biochemical engineering department.

Koelling’s research focuses on interfacial polymer fluid dynamics, polymer nanocomposite materials, rheology of polymer melts and solutions, and advanced polymer molding technologies. He has earned numerous awards, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Development Award, OSU Lumley Research Award and the OSU Interdisciplinary Research Award. His research has led to over 100 refereed journal articles, 80 conference proceedings and several patents.

Koelling is also director of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Advanced Polymer and Composite Engineering.

Koelling earned a bachelor of science degree (cum laude) in chemical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1988, and his PhD in chemical engineering from Princeton University in 1992. Koelling joined the faculty at OSU as an assistant professor in 1993. He was named associate professor in 1998 and professor in 2005. 

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