Walter Brenner

Walter Brenner
Walter Brenner in 2012
Born(1923-07-21)July 21, 1923
Vienna, Austria
DiedDecember 6, 2017(2017-12-06) (aged 94)
New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPolytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Scientific career
FieldsChemical engineering
InstitutionsPolytechnic Institute, New York University, Master Bond Inc.
Doctoral advisorDonald Othmer

Walter Brenner (July 21, 1923 – December 6, 2017) was an Austrian-American professor of chemical engineering and inventor. He also authored a number of patents, technical papers, magazine articles, and books. Brenner is recognized as having pioneered the development of high energy ionizing radiation for polymers to be used for industrial, aerospace, medical, and consumer applications.[citation needed][1][2][3] He died in December 2017 at the age of 94.[4][5]

  1. ^ Walter Brenner, R. F. Shaffer, R. Vermes, Charles Marsel, William H. Kapfer. Nucleation Phenomena In Polymers Defense Technical Information Center, 1968, 216 p. Contributor: New York University, New York Research Division
  2. ^ Patent 4,413,019; November 1, 1983 Radiation Curable Adhesive Compositions and Composite Structures by Walter Brenner
  3. ^ Patent 4,483,951; November 20, 1984 Radiation Curable Adhesive Compositions and Composite Structures by Walter Brenner
  4. ^ Walter Brenner in the New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-2017
  5. ^ JCOT Dinner Honors Community Helpers/Israel Supporters