Cheremisinoff, Paul N(icholas) 1929-1995

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CHEREMISINOFF, Paul N(icholas) 1929-1995

PERSONAL:

Born February 20, 1929, in New York, NY; died October 11, 1995; son of Nicholas P. and Luba Cheremisinoff; married Louise Nappi, August 25, 1951 (died, 1987); married Louise Ferrante, July 3, 1991; children: (first marriage) Nicholas, Peter. Education: Pratt Institute, B.Ch.E. (chemical engineering), 1949; Stevens Institute of Technology, M.S., 1952.

CAREER:

Civil, chemical, and environmental engineer, and educator. Joseph Turner Co., Ridgefield, NH, chemical engineer, 1949-56; American Polyglas-Alsynite Co., Clifton, NJ, plant manager, 1956-60; Celanese Corp., Newark, NJ, senior chemical engineer, 1960-63; Tenneco Corp., Garfield, NJ, senior chemical engineer, 1963-67; Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Co., Newark, chief environmental engineer, 1967-73; New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, professor of civil and environmental engineering, 1973-95. Consultant.

WRITINGS:

"POLLUTION ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY" SERIES

(With Angelo C. Morresi) Energy from Solid Wastes, M. Dekker (New York, NY), 1976.

(With Richard A. Young) Air Pollution Control and Design Handbook, two volumes, M. Dekker (New York, NY), 1977.

(With Angelo C. Morresi) Benzene, Basic and Hazardous Properties, M. Dekker (New York, NY), 1979.

EDITOR, WITH MAHESH V. BHATIA; "PROCESS EQUIPMENT" SERIES

Solids Separation and Mixing, Technomic Publishing (Westport, CT), 1979.

Heat Transfer Equipment, Technomic Publishing (Westport, CT), 1980.

Air Movement and Vacuum Devices, Technomic Publishing (Westport, CT), 1981.

EDITOR, WITH OTHERS; "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGY" SERIES

Thermal Treatment of Hazardous Wastes, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1989.

Air Pollution Control, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1989.

Wastewater Treatment Technology, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1989.

Hazardous Waste Containment and Treatment, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), c. 1990.

Waste Minimization and Recycling, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1992.

Pollution Reduction and Contaminant Control, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1993.

High Hazard Pollutants, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1995.

Work Area Hazards, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1995.

Geotechnical Applications, Leak Detection, Treatment Options, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1995.

WITH NICHOLAS P. CHEREMISINOFF; "PROCESS AND POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT" SERIES

Pumps and Pumping Operations, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1992.

Compressors and Fans, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1992.

Water Treatment and Waste Recovery, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1993.

Filtration Equipment for Wastewater Treatment, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1993.

Carbon Adsorption for Pollution Control, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1993.

WITH OTHERS; "ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGY" SERIES

Storage Tanks, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1996. Health and Toxicology, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1997.

Ecological Issues and Environmental Impact Assessment, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1997.

OTHER

(With Richard A. Young) Pollution Engineering Practice Handbook, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1975.

(With Richard A. Young) Industrial Odor Technology Assessment, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1975.

(With Angelo C. Morresi) Geothermal Energy Technology Assessment, Technomic Publishing (Westport, CT), 1976.

Industrial Pollution Control Measurement and Instrumentation: Proceedings of a Specialty Conference Given at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, March 22-23, 1976, Technomic Publishing (Westport, CT), 1976.

(With others) Woodwastes Utilization and Disposal, Technomic Publishing (Westport, CT), 1976.

(With others) Industrial Noise Control Handbook, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1977.

(With Angelo C. Morresi) Environmental Assessment and Impact Statement Handbook, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1977.

(With Thomas C. Regino) Principles and Applications of Solar Energy, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1978.

(With son Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Fiberglass-Reinforced Plastics Deskbook, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1978.

(With Fred Ellerbusch) Carbon Adsorption Handbook, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1978.

(With Angelo C. Morresi) Air Pollution Sampling and Analysis Deskbook, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1978.

(With others) Electrotechnology, eight volumes, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1978-1981.

(With Fred Ellerbusch) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Provisions, Administration, Potential Impacts: A Special Report, Technomic Publishing (Westport, CT), 1979.

(With others) Food Industry Energy Alternatives, Food and Nutrition Press (Westport, CT), 1980.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Unit Conversions and Formulas Manual, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1980.

(With Raymond A. Tripodi) Coal Ash Disposal: Solid Waste Impacts, Technomic Publishing (Westport, CT), 1980.

(With others) Biomass: Applications, Technology, and Production ("Energy, Power, and Environment" series), M. Dekker (New York, NY), 1980.

(With William C. Dickinson) Solar Energy Technology Handbook, two volumes, M. Dekker (New York, NY), 1980.

(With Elizabeth C. Price) Biogas Production and Utilization ("Energy Technology" series), Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1981.

(With others) Solar Heating and Cooling of Buildings, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1981.

(With others) Analytical Measurements and Instrumentation for Process and Pollution Control, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1981.

(With others) Automatic Process Control, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1981.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Cooling Towers: Selection, Design, and Practice, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1981.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Gasohol Source-book: Literature Survey and Abstracts, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1981.

Air/Particulate Instrumentation and Analysis, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1981.

(With others) Chemical and Nonchemical Disinfection, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1981.

(With others) Industrial Applications of Electroorganic Synthesis, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1982.

(With Fred Ellerbusch) Guide for Industrial Noise Control, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1982.

(With others) Low-Head Hydropower, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1983.

(With others) Industrial Respiratory Protection, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1983.

(With Kenneth A. Gigliello) Leachate from Hazardous Wastes Sites, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1983.

(With others) National Environmental Policies and Research Programs: A Comparison among Selected Counties, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1983.

(With others) Pollution Control at Electric Power Stations: Comparisons for United States and Europe, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1983.

(With others) Techniques for Managing Technological Innovation: Overcoming Process Barriers, Ann Arbor Science Publishers (Ann Arbor, MI), 1983.

Management of Hazardous Occupational Environments, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1984.

(With Dennis R. DePol) Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1984.

(With others) Groundwater-Leachate: Modeling, Monitoring, Sampling, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1984.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Hydrodymamics of Gas-Solids Fluidization, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1984.

(With Robert P. Ouellette) Applications of Biotechnology, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1985.

(With Robert P. Ouellette Essentials of Biotechnology, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1985.

(With others) Flare Gas Systems Pocket Handbook, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1985.

(With Kasinath Banerjee) Sterilization Systems, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1985.

(With others) Radio Frequency/Radiation and Plasma Processing: Industrial Applications and Advances, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1985.

(With others) Biotechnology: Applications and Research, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1985.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Instrumentation for Process Flow Engineering, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1987.

(With others) Civil Engineering Practice, five volumes, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1987-88.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Flow Measurement for Engineers and Scientists ("Chemical Industries" series), M. Dekker (New York, NY), 1988.

Hazardous Materials Emergency Response: Pocket Handbook, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1989.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Pumps, Compressors, Fans: Pocket Handbook, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1989.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Engineering Mathematics and Statistics: Pocket Handbook, Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1989.

Emerging Electrotechnology: Industrial-Environmental Applications and Potential, SciTech Publishers (Matawan, NJ), 1990.

Calculating and Reporting Toxic Chemical Releases for Pollution Control, SciTech Publishers (Matawan, NJ), 1990.

(With Richard B. Trattner) Fundamentals of Disinfection for Pollution Control, SciTech Publishers (Matawan, NJ), 1990.

Hazardous Waste Management and Pollution Control, SciTech Publishers (Matawan, NJ), c. 1992.

A Guide to Underground Storage Tanks: Evaluation, Site Assessment, and Remediation, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1992.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Professional Environmental Auditors' Guidebook, Noyes Publications (Park Ridge, NJ), 1993.

Industrial Noise Control, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1993.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Lead: A Guidebook to Hazard Detection, Remediation, and Control, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1993.

Air Pollution Control and Design for Industry, M. Dekker (New York, NY), 1993.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Heat Transfer Equipment, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1993.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Materials and Components for Pollution and Process Equipment, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1993.

Sludge: Management and Disposal ("Water and Wastewater Treatment Guidebooks" series), Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1994.

Biomanagement of Wastewater and Wastes ("Water and Wastewater Treatment Guidebooks" series), Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1994.

(With Yeun C. Wu) Hazardous Waste Management Handbook: Technology, Perception, and Reality, Prentice Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1994.

Solids/Liquids Separation ("Process Engineering Handbook" series), Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1995.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Process Engineering Data Book ("Process Engineering Handbook" series), Technomic Publishing (Lancaster, PA), 1995.

Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology, M. Dekker (New York, NY), 1995.

Waste Minimization and Cost Reduction for the Process Industries, Noyes Publications (Park Ridge, NJ), 1995.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Hazardous Materials and Waste Management: A Guide for the Professional Hazards Manager, Noyes Publications (Park Ridge, NJ), 1995.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Figerglass Reinforced Plastics, Noyes Publications (Park Ridge, NJ), 1995.

Geotechnical Applications, Leak Detection, Treatment Options, Gulf Publishing (Houston, TX), 1995.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Handbook of Advanced Materials Testing ("Materials Engineering" series), M. Dekker (New York, NY), 1995.

(With Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff) Handbook of Applied Polymer Processing Technology ("Plastics Engineering" series), M. Dekker (New York, NY), 1996.

Contributor to technical journals, including Power Engineering. Editor of National Environmental Journal.

SIDELIGHTS:

Civil and environmental engineer Paul N. Cheremisinoff's technical volumes, which spanned several decades, address developments and processes in the areas of waste management technology, energy production, pollution control and remediation, and modeling, monitoring and sampling techniques. He was the editor or author of dozens of volumes, including Gulf Publishing's nine-volume "Encyclopedia of Environmental Control Technology" series, as well as several other multi-volume works.

Cheremisinoff's books are geared to industrial managers, engineers, and technical personnel in the fields about which he writes. A contributor to Process Engineering reviewed his Hazardous Waste Management and Pollution Control, noting that Cheremisinoff writes of complex environmental issues "in a manner that presents ideas and language in a clear and understandable format."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Process Engineering, September, 1992, review of Hazardous Waste Management and Pollution Control, p. 83.

[Sketch reviewed by wife, Louise Ferrante-Cheremisinoff.]