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ELMER L. GADEN JR.
ELMER L. GADEN JR.
Pages 118-121
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After graduating, Elmer engaged in research and development on microbial processes for the manufacture of antibiotics and fine chemicals at Pfizer Inc. In the fall of 1949 he returned to the Columbia University faculty to establish in the Chemical Engineering Department the first North American academic program in biochemical engineering.
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Then, in 1979, he was appointed the Wills Johnson Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Virginia, from which he retired in 1994. While at Columbia University and the University of Vermont, Elmer held joint appointments in their history departments and taught courses in military and Civil War history, a lifelong interest.
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GADEN JR. 121 Both awards recognized his exceptional capacity as a teacher and were based on nominations from the student body.
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