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Professor Dr Ing Eberhard Bender
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OBITUARIES
PROFESSOR
DR ING EBERHARD
BENDER
Dr Ing Eberhard Bender, Professor of Technical Thermodynamics, University of Kaiserslautern died suddenly and unexpectedly on December 22, 1982. Professor Bender was born in 1938 in Klafeld (Siegen). He studied thermal and process engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig. Following graduation in 1964, he served there as research assistant until he received the Doctor of Engineering degree in 1967. At Braunschweig, he worked with Professor Baehr. When Professor Baehr moved to the Institute for Thermo- and Fluid-Dynamics at Bochum in 1967, Dr. Bender went with him; his Habilitation at Bochum in 1971 was in thermodynamics. In 1972, Dr. Bender joined B.A.S.F. in Ludwigshafen where he later became leader of the laboratory for fundamental thermodynamic properties. In 1972 he received his Habilitation from the University of Karlsruhe’s faculty for chemical engineering. At Karlsruhe, he lectured on phase equilibrium thermodynamics while retaining his position at B.A.S.F. In 1976, Dr. Bender accepted the professorship at Kaiserslautern. With remarkable energy, he soon created a broad educational program in addition to a diligent research group that concerned itself with contemporary problems in the thermodynamics of fluid mixtures. Areas receiving attention included equations of state and calculation of phase equilibria as well as applications of hydrodynamics and mass transfer toward design of extraction columns. Special attention was given to fundamental studies of associated liquid solutions and to interfacial tensions at liquid-liquid interfaces. During the few years that he was at Kaiserslautern, a large number of these are reported in doctoral scientific investigations were completed; dissertations as well as in journal publications and in conference proceedings. The outstanding qualities of Professor Bender’s scientific work were recognized in 1973 when he received an award from V.D.I. (Society of German Engineers). He was a member of the editorial board of Fluid Phase Equilibria and a member of the data-compilation group sponsored by DECHEMA. In his personality, Professor Bender combined excellent professional and personal qualifications. Those who worked with him regarded him favoura-
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bly as a partner with a high sense of fairness who could persuade others with kindness and charm as well as with uncompromising logic and strict adherence to the available evidence. The popularity and respect that he enjoyed amongst colleagues and students led to his election as dean of the faculty of process engineering, and as a member of the university’s senate. The memory of Professor Bender will vividly remain with his students as well as with his academic and industrial colleagues. Professor R. Germerdonk University of Kaiserslautern, (translated by Professor J.M. Prausnitz)
OBITUARIES
PROFESSOR
DR ING EBERHARD
BENDER
Dr Ing Eberhard Bender, Professor of Technical Thermodynamics, University of Kaiserslautern died suddenly and unexpectedly on December 22, 1982. Professor Bender was born in 1938 in Klafeld (Siegen). He studied thermal and process engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig. Following graduation in 1964, he served there as research assistant until he received the Doctor of Engineering degree in 1967. At Braunschweig, he worked with Professor Baehr. When Professor Baehr moved to the Institute for Thermo- and Fluid-Dynamics at Bochum in 1967, Dr. Bender went with him; his Habilitation at Bochum in 1971 was in thermodynamics. In 1972, Dr. Bender joined B.A.S.F. in Ludwigshafen where he later became leader of the laboratory for fundamental thermodynamic properties. In 1972 he received his Habilitation from the University of Karlsruhe’s faculty for chemical engineering. At Karlsruhe, he lectured on phase equilibrium thermodynamics while retaining his position at B.A.S.F. In 1976, Dr. Bender accepted the professorship at Kaiserslautern. With remarkable energy, he soon created a broad educational program in addition to a diligent research group that concerned itself with contemporary problems in the thermodynamics of fluid mixtures. Areas receiving attention included equations of state and calculation of phase equilibria as well as applications of hydrodynamics and mass transfer toward design of extraction columns. Special attention was given to fundamental studies of associated liquid solutions and to interfacial tensions at liquid-liquid interfaces. During the few years that he was at Kaiserslautern, a large number of these are reported in doctoral scientific investigations were completed; dissertations as well as in journal publications and in conference proceedings. The outstanding qualities of Professor Bender’s scientific work were recognized in 1973 when he received an award from V.D.I. (Society of German Engineers). He was a member of the editorial board of Fluid Phase Equilibria and a member of the data-compilation group sponsored by DECHEMA. In his personality, Professor Bender combined excellent professional and personal qualifications. Those who worked with him regarded him favoura-
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bly as a partner with a high sense of fairness who could persuade others with kindness and charm as well as with uncompromising logic and strict adherence to the available evidence. The popularity and respect that he enjoyed amongst colleagues and students led to his election as dean of the faculty of process engineering, and as a member of the university’s senate. The memory of Professor Bender will vividly remain with his students as well as with his academic and industrial colleagues. Professor R. Germerdonk University of Kaiserslautern, (translated by Professor J.M. Prausnitz)