George W. Swift


George W. "Bill" Swift

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Biography

Emeritus Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, The University of Kansas

 

For more than three decades, George W. “Bill” Swift greatly influenced KU chemical and petroleum engineering students. He was an effective administrator whose leadership skills advanced the CPE department and the university. In engineering practice, theories and models that he developed as a distinguished researcher continue to solve significant problems facing industry and society.

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1953
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1955
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 1957

Awards & Honors

1999 DESA Recipient