Awards & Winners

Vladimir Haensel

Date of Birth 01-September-1914
Place of Birth Freiburg im Breisgau
(Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg)
Nationality United States of America, Germany
Profession Chemical engineer, Professor
Vladimir Haensel was an American chemical engineer who invented the platforming process - a platinum catalytic process for reforming petroleum hydrocarbons into gasoline. In addition, he was influential in the creation of catalytic converters for automobiles.

Awards by Vladimir Haensel

Check all the awards nominated and won by Vladimir Haensel.

1973


National Medal of Science for Physical Science
(For his outstanding research in the catalytic reforming of hydrocarbons which has greatly enhanced the economic value of our petroleum natural resources.)