Ernest Oliver Kirkendall (July 6, 1914 – August 22, 2005[1][2]) was an American chemist and metallurgist. He is known for his 1947 discovery of the Kirkendall effect.

Ernest Kirkendall
Born(1914-07-06)July 6, 1914
DiedAugust 22, 2005(2005-08-22) (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWayne State University
University of Michigan
Known forKirkendall effect
Scientific career
FieldsMetallurgy

Life and works

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He was raised in Highland Park, Michigan and received his bachelor's from Wayne State University. His master's and PhD came from the University of Michigan, but he returned to Wayne to teach chemical engineering. In 1984 he was inducted into the College of Engineering's Hall of Fame. He died in a nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia.

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  1. ^ Kalte, Pamela M.; Nemeh, Katherine H., eds. (2003). American Men & Women of Science (21st ed.). Detroit: Thomson/Gale. p. 370. ISBN 0-7876-6527-4.
  2. ^ "Wayne State University obituary". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2008-04-12.

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