KAMIL KLIER
Place of
Birth:
Prague, Czech Republic
Citizenship:
U.S.A.
Present
Position:
Emeritus 2010 -
Previous
Position:
University Distinguished Professor, Lehigh University 1982 -
Degrees:
Dipl. Chem., Thesis "Polarography of Acrylic Compounds"
Charles University, Prague 1954
C.Sc., Dissertation "Electronic, Optical and Surface Properties of
Metal Oxides", Czech. Acad. Sci. 1961
Professional Societies: American
Chemical Society
Carolinum
American Association for Advancement of Science
Mineralogical Society of America
North American Catalysis Society
Materials Research Society
Professional Activities and Honors:
Outstanding Educator of America, 1973
Union Carbide Award for Innovative Chemistry, 1981-86
University Distinguished Professorship, Lehigh University 1982
Excellence in Research Award, New York Catalysis Society
1983
Libsch Distinguished Research Award, L.U. 1984
Langmuir Lectureship, American Chemical Society 1987
Editor, Catalysis Revs.-Sci. Eng., 1990-present
Burwell Lectureship in Catalysis, The North American Cat. Soc.
1991
Chairman, PA Surface Science Workshop 1991
Brdicka Lecturer, Czech Acad. Sci. 1992
Plenary Lecturer at Symposia: U.S.-China-Japan Catalysis 1993
Environmental Catalysis Japan 1995
Catalysis 5th N.A. Chem. Congr. 1997
Chair, Symposia, incl. "Chemical Fixation of Carbon Dioxide:
Catalytic, Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic", ACS National
Meeting, Dallas, TX, Spring 1998
Heyrovsky Medal, Czech Acad. Sci. 1997
Previous Appointments:
1992 -
1996
Chair, Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University
1993 -
1995
Director, Zettlemoyer Center for Surface Studies
1973 -
1982
Professor of Chemistry, Lehigh University
1978 -
1983
Associate Director
Center for Surface & Coating Research, Lehigh University
1968 -
1973
Associate Professor, Lehigh University
1967 - 1968
Visiting Professor, Lehigh Univeristy
1961 -
1968
Senior Research Scientist
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech. Acad. Sci.,
1959 -
1960
Fellow I.A.E.A. Wantage Research and Radiation Laboratories,
1954 -
1959
Research Scientist,
Lectureships
at Universities and industrial companies in the U.S., Europe, Mexico, Taiwan,
Japan, New Zealand, South African Union, Australia, Argentina, U.S. - U.K.
workshop on C1 chemistry, Cambridge; U. of Mexico & PEMEX invited scholar;
Gordon Conferences on Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Surface and Interface
Science, Corrosion, Fuel Chemistry; N. Y. Academy of Sciences; Catalysis
Society, DOE University Program Speaker, IUPAC.
Other Symposia Chairmanships
1988 Symposium on Oxide and Sulfide Catalysis, North American Catalysis
Society, 1989
PACIFICHEM CONFERENCE Symposium on Methane Conversion and Utilization,
Symposia (1982 MRS Conference-Boston and 1984 ACS National
Meeting-Philadelphia),
International Conference (Catalysis) sessions, Gordon Research Conference
(day).
Teaching www.lehigh.edu/~kk04/teaching.html
Publications www.lehigh.edu/~kk04/resint.html