Energy : : The Life of John J. McKetta Jr. / / Elisabeth Sharp McKetta.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: McKetta, Elisabeth Sharp,
• MitwirkendeR: Cunningham, William H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)

Energy recounts the life of Dr. John J. McKetta Jr., a first-generation Ukrainian American coal miner who worked his way up from the mines to become the world’s foremost energy expert, a university dean, an encyclopedia editor, and one of the most widely known and respected professors in his field. To honor his one hundredth birthday in 2015, thousands of his former students raised more than $25 million to celebrate his contributions to their lives and to chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, which rechristened his home department the John J. McKetta Jr. Department of Chemical Engineering. In this biography, granddaughter Elisabeth Sharp McKetta retraces Dr. McKetta’s path to becoming the godfather of modern chemical engineering. She describes how he dedicated his life to supporting students throughout their careers, becoming legendary for phoning scores of them on their birthdays every year, while also showing Americans how to produce and use energy efficiently. John J. McKetta Jr.’s fascinating story has been the subject of hundreds of articles and interviews, and now Energy is the first full-length book about his remarkable life.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- AUTHOR’S NOTE -- INTRODUCTION -- ONE= COAL Childhood -- TWO= GRAPHITE Coal Mining -- THREE= BLOOD College -- FOUR= MERCURY Industry + Graduate School -- FIVE= HONEY Love + Marriage -- SIX= CHALK A Young Professor in Texas -- SEVEN= PETROLEUM Research + The Laboratory -- EIGHT= PAPER What Started the Encyclopedia -- NINE= LIMESTONE Administration + The House on the Lake -- TEN= AIR Piloting + Policy -- ELEVEN= PISS & VINEGAR Reputation + Retirement -- TWELVE= COFFEE Generosity + Centenarianhood -- AFTERWORD -- NOTES -- THANKS“COPPER -- INDEX