caption doctoral_advisor work_institution birth_place image_size nationality field birth_date known_for residence prizes image article_title membership name alma_mater
lanny d. schmidt robert gomer university of minnesota waukegan , illinois , u.s. 160px american chemist , chemical engineer 6 may 1938 catalytic , detailed chemistry , and thermochemical biomass conversion . partial oxidation reactive flash volatilization , millisecond reactors u.s. humboldt of engineering -lrb- 1994 -rrb- parravano award -lrb- michigan catalysis prize society , 1987 -rrb- -lrb- germany , 1994 -rrb- national academy lanny_d_schmidt . jpg lanny d. schmidt
 american association for the advancement of science , american vacuum society physical , american institute of chemical engineers , national academy of society engineering , american chemical society , american lanny d. schmidt university of chicago wheaton college
lanny d. schmidt

lanny d. schmidt -lrb- born may 6 , 1938 , waukegan , illinois -rrb- is an american chemist , inventor , author , and regents professor of chemical engineering and materials science at the university of minnesota .
he is well known for his extensive work in surface science , detailed chemistry -lrb- microkinetics -rrb- , reaction engineering , catalysis , and renewable energy .
he is also well known for his work on millisecond reactors and reactive flash volatilization .
