Attila Endre Pavlath (March 11, 1930 – November 22, 2024) was a Hungarian-American chemist. He served as president of the American Chemical Society.
Life
He was born on March 11, 1930 in Budapest.
He married and had two children: Grace and George.
He died on November 22, 2024 in Atlanta.
Education
He completed his diploma in chemical engineering at the Technical University of Budapest.
He earned his PhD in chemistry from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Career
Academic
He accepted a research fellow position at McGill University in 1956.
He was a member of the Royal Society of Great Britain.
Practical
He served as senior emeritus scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
In 1958, he joined Stauffer Chemical Company of California where he led a research group on agricultural problems.
He served as president of the American Chemical Society.
Recognition
Charles Lathrop Parsons Award of American Chemical Society (2019) Kenneth A. Spencer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Agricultural and Food Chemistry from the ACS Kansas City Section (2013).
Bibliography
He has published more than 130 research papers, he has authored 10 books and several chapters, and he also holds 25 patents.
References
External links
Obituary: Attila E. Pavlath In Memoriam: Dr. Attila E. Pavlath Attila Pavlath