Herbert Morawetz (October 16, 1915-Oct. 29, 2017) was a Czechoslovakian-American chemical engineer. He was a professor of chemistry at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; now New York University. His work focused on polymer chemistry and macromolecules. He published two books: Macromolecules in Solution and Polymers [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pol.1976.130140914] and The Origins and Growth of a Science [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/0471440264.pst631] both Wiley). A Distinguished Lecture Series in his honor and celebrating his love of learning, a passion for teaching, and a commitment to scientific inquiry was inaugurated in 2003 by NYU's Tandon School of Engineering. Initially funded by two of his grateful former students, the series commemorates his intellectual curiosity and wide-ranging interests by covering all areas of scientific endeavor, from Anthropology to Zoology [https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/chemical-and-biomolecular-engineering/distinguished-lecture-series].
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Herbert Morawetz (October 16, 1915-Oct. 29, 2017) was a Czechoslovakian-American chemical engineer. He was a professor of chemistry at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; now New York University. His work focused on polymer chemistry and macromolecules. He published two books: Macromolecules in Solution and Polymers [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pol.1976.130140914] and The Origins and Growth of a Science [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/0471440264.pst631] both Wiley). A Distinguished Lecture Series in his honor and celebrating his love of learning, a passion for teaching, and a commitment to scientific inquiry was inaugurated in 2003 by NYU's Tandon School of Engineering. Initially funded by two of his grateful former students, the series commemorates his intellectual curiosity and wide-ranging interests by covering all areas of scientific endeavor, from Anthropology to Zoology [https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/chemical-and-biomolecular-engineering/distinguished-lecture-series].
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