George Burnet
Object NamePortrait
Artist / Maker
Rose Frantzen
((American, b. 1965))
Date2017
MediumOil on board
Dimensions15 × 15 × 2 in. (38.1 × 38.1 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCommissioned by University Museums. Sponsored by the College of Engineering. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU2017.114
Status
On viewCultureAmerican
Label TextBurnet (B.S. ‘48, M.S. ‘49, Ph.D. ’51 in chemical engineering), Anson Marston Distinguished Professor Emeritus and retired head of Department of Chemical Engineering, ISU. Burnet’s professional career began in 1951 at Commercial Solvents Corp. in Terre Haute, Ind., where he worked for five years. He then returned to Ames to join the chemical engineering faculty in 1956. For the next 39 years, Burnet served on the faculty at Iowa State and advocated for research and education in chemical engineering. He also served as a Senior Scientist at Ames Laboratory. Burnet's chief research interests were in fertilizer technology, engineering education methods and development, coal waste utilization, process chemistry, and liquid metal technology. Burnet has long been a supporter of Iowa State University. Most recently, he played a key role in helping to organize the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) Centennial Celebration. He also co-authored the centennial signature publication, “The First 100 Years of Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University,” capturing moments that define Iowa State chemical engineering.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Parks Library, 2nd Floor
