doctoral_advisor death_place death_date birth_place workplaces birth_date article_title name alma_mater
howard f. rase austin , texas 11 october 2010 charleston , missouri monsanto company university of texas at austin 14 october 1920 james r. fair
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james r. fair

james rutherford fair phd p.e. -lrb- october 14 , 1920 -- october 11 , 2010 -rrb- , also known as jim fair or james r. fair , was a notable american chemical engineer .
his professional career included 33 years working in a variety of industrial positions , primarily for monsanto company .
in 1979 , he shifted to academia , joining the university of texas at austin school of chemical engineering , where he founded the separations research program , which he headed from 1982 until 1996 .
although he officially retired in 1992 , he remained active as professor emeritus until his death in 2010 .
he was particularly noted for his research into separation technologies , especially distillation and extraction .
dr. fair was a registered professional engineer in missouri and texas .
he published more than 200 technical papers and book chapters .
