He was educated at Northwestern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then joined the faculty here in 1980, at age 66, following 42 years in industry. Ill. Haensel s teaching career has been underscored by his mentoring of undergraduates. To mark his 80th birthday in 1994, the Chemical Engineering Department established a scholarship fund for undergraduates from minority backgrounds. He was awarded the Chancellor s Outstanding Teacher Award in 1994. He plans to retire next August.
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Do something new. He has been granted more than 145 U.S. patents and 450 foreign patents. The Draper Prize is endowed by the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc., of Cambridge. He also developed the sophisticated navigational system that landed the Apollo astronauts on the moon and returned them safely to Earth. The Draper Prize was established in 1988 to recognize individuals whose outstanding engineering achievements have contributed to the well-being and freedom of all humanity.