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Interview with Suljo Linic

Chemical Engineering
August 21, 2014
The American Chemical Society awarded Suljo Linic, an associate professor of chemical engineering, the ACS Catalysis Lectureship for 2014.| Short Read

The American Chemical Society awarded Suljo Linic, an associate professor of chemical engineering, the ACS Catalysis Lectureship for 2014. As part of this honor, the Editor-in-Chief of the ACS Catalysis journal, Chris Jones (BSE ChE ’95), interviewed him about his life, scientific interests and predictions for the future of the field.

The American Chemical Society is proud to honor Suljo Linic with the 2014 ACS Catalysis Lectureship Award.
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