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Roger Schmitz

Roger Schmitz

Contact Info

Email: rschmitz@nd.edu
Phone: 574-631-7798
Office: 305 Cushing Hall
Website: http://www.nd.edu/~rschmitz/

Affiliations

College of Engineering Professor Emeritus

Summary of Activities/Interests

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois (1962-1967)

Summer Professor, Amoco Chemical Corp. (1966)

Consultant, Amoco Chemical Corp. (1966-1977)

Associate Professor, University of Illinois (1967-1971)

Visiting Professor, California Institute of Technology and University of Southern California (1968-1969)

Professor, University of Illinois (1971-1979)

Keating-Crawford Professor, University of Notre Dame (1979-2005)

Chairman of Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame (1979-1981)

McCloskey Dean of Engineering, University of Notre Dame (1981-1987)

Vice President and Associate Provost, University of Notre Dame (1987-1995)

Keating-Crawford Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame (2005-present)

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois (1959)

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota (1962)

Biography

My current interests center on ecosystems and the environment, particularly on mathematical models, simulations, and dynamic behavior.

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship
Given on September 1, 1968 by John Simon Guggenheim Foundation

Allan P. Colburn Award
Given on November 1, 1970 by American Institute of Chemical Engineers

University of Illinois Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Given on May 1, 1975 by University of Illinois

George Westinghouse Award
Given on July 1, 1977 by American Society for Engineering Education

R. H. Wilhelm Award
Given on November 1, 1981 by American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Membership, National Academy of Engineering
Given on October 1, 1984 by National Academy of Engineering

Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
Given on May 1, 1988 by College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame