the 1980 m. s. tswett chromatography awards

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The 1980 M. S. Tswett Chromatography Awards I. Halasz Cs. Horvath On October 6, 1980, during the opening session of the Fifteenth International Symposium on Advances in Chro- matography, in Houston, Texas, the 1980 M. S. Tswett Awards in Chromatography were presented to Professors I. Halasz and Cs. Horvath, for their significant contributions to the evolution of gas and particularly, liquid chromato- graphy. Istvan Halasz was born in 1922 in Budapest, Hungary, and educated at the Universities of Szeged and Budapest, receiving his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the latter in 1949. Between 1949 and 1956 he has served as assistant and later asdocent at the Technical University of Budapest and, be- tween 1954 and 1956, as the head of the Department of Adsorption and Catalysis at the Central Research Institute for Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in Budapest. From 1956 to 1960 he simultaneously held positions in the German chemical industry and was lecturer at the University of Frankfurt/Main (F.R.G.) which, in 1958, conferred him the degree of a Privatdozent. Between 1961 and 1970 he has served at Frankfurt University as an associate professor. 9 Since 1971 he has held the chair for Applied Physical Chemistry at the University of the Saarland in SaarbdJcken (F.R.G.). In 1970 and 1971 he was visiting professor at Northeastern University (Boston, MA, U.S.A.) and the University of Nice (France), respectively. In 1978 he was awarded the Commemorative Chromatography Medal of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences. Professor Halasz is one of the early pioneers in high resolu- tion gas and liquid chromatography and did significant work in the development of inlet systems and columns in GC and in establishing the foundations of modern liquid chromatography. Csaba Horvath was born in 1930, in Szolnok, Hungary. He studied chemical engineering at the Technical University of Budapest graduating in 1952, after which he became a faculty member of the Department of Organic Chemical Technology. Between 1956 and 1961 he had been associated with Farb- werke HoechstAG, in Frankfurt/Main-HGchst (F.R.G.). Subsequently he continued his studies at the University of Frankfurt/Main, receiving his Doctorate in Physical Chem- istry in 1963. After emigrating to the U.S.A. he became a research fellow at Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA). In t964 he moved to Yale University, New Haven, CT, where he has held various faculty appointments. At present, he is Professor of Engineering and Applied Science. In 1978, Professor Horvath received the Stephen Dal Nogare Award and the Commemorative Chromatography Medal of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences. Professor Horvath made significant contributions to both gas and liquid chromatography. In GC, he is best known for the development of novel types of columns. He has participated in the development of modern liquid chro- matography since its very beginnings; in fact, even the name of technique ("HPLC") was originated by him. Among many significant achievements, his contributions to re- versed-phase chromatography are particularly noteworthy. Besides chromatography, Dr. Horvath's special interests have been in the application of chemical engineering to life sciences, particularly in the new field of enzyme en- gineering. The editors and publisher of Chromatographia are con- gratulating to Professors Halasz and Horvath to these high honors and wish them continuing success in their future work. Chromatographia Vol. 13 No. 10, October 1980 635

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Page 1: The 1980 M. S. Tswett chromatography awards

The 1980 M. S. Tswett Chromatography Awards

I. Halasz Cs. Horvath

On October 6, 1980, during the opening session of the Fifteenth International Symposium on Advances in Chro- matography, in Houston, Texas, the 1980 M. S. Tswett Awards in Chromatography were presented to Professors I. Halasz and Cs. Horvath, for their significant contributions to the evolution of gas and particularly, liquid chromato- graphy.

Istvan Halasz was born in 1922 in Budapest, Hungary, and educated at the Universities of Szeged and Budapest, receiving his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the latter in 1949. Between 1949 and 1956 he has served as assistant and later asdocent at the Technical University of Budapest and, be- tween 1954 and 1956, as the head of the Department of Adsorption and Catalysis at the Central Research Institute for Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in Budapest.

From 1956 to 1960 he simultaneously held positions in the German chemical industry and was lecturer at the University of Frankfurt/Main (F.R.G.) which, in 1958, conferred him the degree of a Privatdozent. Between 1961 and 1970 he has served at Frankfurt University as an associate professor. �9 Since 1971 he has held the chair for Applied Physical Chemistry at the University of the Saarland in SaarbdJcken (F.R.G.). In 1970 and 1971 he was visiting professor at Northeastern University (Boston, MA, U.S.A.) and the University of Nice (France), respectively. In 1978 he was awarded the Commemorative Chromatography Medal of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences.

Professor Halasz is one of the early pioneers in high resolu- tion gas and liquid chromatography and did significant work in the development of inlet systems and columns in GC and in establishing the foundations of modern liquid chromatography.

Csaba Horvath w a s born in 1930, in Szolnok, Hungary. He studied chemical engineering at the Technical University of Budapest graduating in 1952, after which he became a faculty member of the Department of Organic Chemical Technology. Between 1956 and 1961 he had been associated with Farb- werke HoechstAG, in Frankfurt/Main-HGchst (F.R.G.). Subsequently he continued his studies at the University of Frankfurt/Main, receiving his Doctorate in Physical Chem- istry in 1963. After emigrating to the U.S.A. he became a research fellow at Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA). In t964 he moved to Yale University, New Haven, CT, where he has held various faculty appointments. At present, he is Professor of Engineering and Applied Science.

In 1978, Professor Horvath received the Stephen Dal Nogare Award and the Commemorative Chromatography Medal of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences.

Professor Horvath made significant contributions to both gas and liquid chromatography. In GC, he is best known for the development of novel types of columns. He has participated in the development of modern liquid chro- matography since its very beginnings; in fact, even the name of technique ("HPLC") was originated by him. Among many significant achievements, his contributions to re- versed-phase chromatography are particularly noteworthy.

Besides chromatography, Dr. Horvath's special interests have been in the application of chemical engineering to life sciences, particularly in the new field of enzyme en- gineering.

The editors and publisher of Chromatographia are con- gratulating to Professors Halasz and Horvath to these high honors and wish them continuing success in their future work.

Chromatographia Vol. 13 No. 10, October 1980 635