Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering this year boasts 10 Chemistry Gradu- ate Students and 13 Chemical Engineering Gradu- ate Students. Of the 23 graduate students 5 are seeking their Doctorate Degree, while the others are working toward their Masters Degree. As many as 17 of the graduate students have pre- viously received their B.S. Degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Many of the undergraduate laboratory periods are conducted by the 10 gradu- ate students who are also graduate assistants. The projects of the graduate students are both involved and diversified. A study of the mechanism of ester compounds by a chemist as contrasted to a survey of the inefficiences of internal combusion engines serves to illustrate this diversification. A study of fuel cell activity, a new synthesis of the Girard Reagent, a study in synthetic fatty alda- hydes, development of synthetic penicillins, auto- matic bulk titration, and cromatographic separa- tions are among the many graduate student en- deavors. The excellent work of these graduate students serves only to enhance the reputation of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Seated: H. Burr, A. Kowalewski, J. Gibbs, N. Howe, D. Bryant. Standing: L. Rossi, B. Cushing, C. Li, R. Smith, J. Swaine, H. Christopher. GRADUATE STUDENTS B J0i : Is SsSBfe 1 f 1 J pi JS f flslJTaiii L 1 J m tl l l ' ' ■ iw ■pij i je BIS ffefi St f Y W Eur 1

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c H E M I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G C H E M I S T R Y Seated: Dr. Maurice Smith, Prof. Harry Feldman, Dr. Wil- mer Kranich, Prof. John Petrie, Dr. Frederic Butler. Stand- ing: Dr. Wilbur Bridgman, Dr. Robert Wagner, Dr. Charles Shipman, Dr. David Todd, Prof. James Huheey, Mr. Jean Letendre, Prof. John Meader, Dr. Robert Plumb. In view of the scientific and technological ad- vances being made in today ' s society, the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering are expanding boundlessly. To keep pace with these advances W.P.I, offers two closely related courses which lead to the degrees of chemistry and chemical engineering. The two fields differ in that chemistry is primarily devoted to research while chemical engineering uses the dis- coveries of the chemist to manufacture consumer goods. The courses common to both departments are, among others; organic chemistry, industrial chemical calculations, and physical chemistry. Salisbury and Kinicutt laboratories, which house the departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineer- ing, are finally beginning to take on the appearance of a modern building. With the completion of the second floor, the end, which is the renovation of the entire building, is now in sight. Through the efforts of Prof. Wilmer Kranich, head of the department, and an especially fine staff, the de- partments have been able to further the status of the courses at Worcester Tech, until they are now con- sidered among the finest in the country. The depart- mental faculty, consisting of many brilliant and dedicated men, have sacrificed the opportunities pre- sented by industry in order that they might develop the latent abilities of their students. To supplement the students ' formal education, the departments have also made available membership in professional socie- ties through which the student may gain specific knowledge about the field into which he is entering. 18 Professor Wilmer L. Kranich Head of Department

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Seated: S. Winer, J. Temchin, J. Machonis, J. Samborsky, J. Meregian. Standing: J. Goselin, G. Forsberg, S. Orr, V. Kuzminskas, R. McGee, R. Schmidt, P. Q. Chutoransky. A.I.Ch.E. The student chapter of the A.I.Ch.E. was founded on the Worcester Tech campus in 1940 with the expressed purpose of familiarizing future Chemical Engineers with the breadth, scope, and type of problems they will have to deal with in in- dustry and with educating them, in a sense, to the growing position of responsibility the engineer must assume in the life of his community and his country. This is accomplished by inviting men of prominence in industry and their com- munity to speak at the monthly A.I.Ch.E. meetings. Their lec- tures are often times supplemented with films of certain phases of Chemical Engineering. This year, as is the custom every other year, the A.I.Ch.E. sponsored a field trip to the Chemi- cal Exposition in New York City. Here the students were introduced to the great mass of apparatus and machinery used in the chemical industry. With the belief that a man ' s social development is nearly as important as his scholastic development, the chapter also sponsors certain social activities to achieve this end. The an- nual Unit-Op-Hop and the spring student faculty picnic are always well received and enjoyed. AChERS With a church key in one hand and a good strong brew in the other, the Aspirant Chemical Engineers ' Risibility So- ciety began their existence here at Tech in 1950. The society provides for the Chem Engine a place where he can talk over in a congenial atmosphere his experiences at Salisbury Labs. The Achers usually elect the man who has the smallest capacity to be their Head Acher as he may not be chal- lenged in a contest of any type. To explain the preceding, the society usually has several contests pitting their more sporting members in exciting feats of liquid consumption. These con- tests are held at such neighborhood pubs as the B and the V with house rules governing each contest. After the meet- ings, the AChERS with their Derbies and red suspenders, pay visits to the various fraternities bringing joy and happiness to the poor souls trapped by books and other devices designed to keep students in a state of misery. In this year as in the past the AChERS have aided their profession with several advances. They have developed distill- ing methods which yield a product free of any side reaction or unpleasantness. Their only stipulation is that reactants must not be used to excess or be mixed unknowingly by a member. After all, one Head Acher is enough. 20 First Row: J. Peterson. R. Schmidt. J. Samborsky. Second Row: S. Orr, J. Mercian. J. Temthin. Rack Row: V. Kuzminskas.