What is Lanny D. Schmidt?
{{Infobox scientist | name = Lanny D. Schmidt | image = Lanny_D_Schmidt.jpg <!-- Please replace if you have a better picture --> | image_size = 160px | caption = Lanny D. Schmidt | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|5|6|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|03|27|1938|5|6|mf=y}} | nationality = [[United States|American]] | field = [[Chemistry]], [[chemical engineering]] | work_institution = [[University of Minnesota]] | alma_mater = [[University of Chicago]]<br>[[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]] | doctoral_advisor = [[Robert Gomer]] | known_for = [[Catalytic partial oxidation|Catalytic Partial Oxidation]]<br>[[reactive flash volatilization]], millisecond reactors, detailed chemistry, and thermochemical biomass conversion. | notable_students = [[Yann%C3%ADs G. Kevrekidis]], [[Raymond Gorte]], Bob McCabe, [[Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos]], [[Dionisios Vlachos]], [[Paul Dauenhauer]] | prizes = [[Humboldt Prize]] (Germany, 1994)<br>[[National Academy of Engineering]] (1994)<br>Parravano Award (Michigan Catalysis Society, 1987) }} '''Lanny D. Schmidt''' (May 6, 1938 – March 27, 2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cems.umn.edu/news/in-memoriam-lanny-schmidt-regents-professor-emerit|title=In Memoriam: Lanny Schmidt, Regents Professor Emeritus|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref> was an American [[chemist]], inventor and author. He was the Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the [[University of Minnesota]]. He was well known for his work in [[surface science]], [[chemical reaction engineering]], [[catalysis]], and [[renewable energy]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920071759/http://www.cems.umn.edu/research/schmidt/ Schmidt Research Group at the University of Minnesota] *Lanny D. Schmidt Biographical Documentary ({{YouTube|r8eqUUe4IQg|Part one}}) ({{YouTube|Ko7FO7pzuJo|Part two}}) *[http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-2004-scientifi