Edward Wilson Merrill | |
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 Edward Wilson Merrill | |
| Born | August 31, 1923 New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 2020 (aged 96)[8] Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Known for | Biomaterials, Artificial Kidney, Blood Rheology |
| Awards | Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (2014), National Academy of Engineering (2013), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1966), Pierre Galletti Award (AIMBE, 2010),[1] 100 Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era[2] (AIChE, 2008), Founders Award (AIChE, 2000),[3] Founders Award (SFB, 2002),[4] Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Research Contributions (AIChE, 1982),[5] C.A. Stine Materials and Engineering Award (AIChE, 1993),[6] Clemson Award for Contributions to the Biomaterials Literature, (SFB, 1990)[4] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Biocompatibility, Blood Rheology, Artificial kidney, Hydrogels |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Hermann P. Meissner (1907-1990)[7] |
Edward Wilson Merrill (August 31, 1923 – August 6, 2020) was an American biomaterials scientist. He was one of the founders of bioengineering, and specifically the biomedical engineering field it developed from chemical engineering.[9] Merrill was born to Edward Clifton Merrill (1881–1949), a chemical engineer and chief chemist of the United Drug Company (Rexall) and Gertrude Wilson (1895–1978).
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