Walter Brenner

Walter Brenner
Walter Brenner in 2012
Born(1923-07-21)July 21, 1923
DiedDecember 6, 2017(2017-12-06) (aged 94)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPolytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Scientific career
FieldsChemical engineering
InstitutionsPolytechnic Institute, New York University, Master Bond Inc.
Doctoral advisorDonald Othmer

Walter Brenner (July 21, 1923 – December 6, 2017) was an Austrian-American professor of chemical engineering and inventor. He also authored a number of patents, technical papers, magazine articles, and books. Brenner is recognized as having pioneered the development of high energy ionizing radiation for polymers to be used for industrial, aerospace, medical, and consumer applications.[citation needed] He died in December 2017 at the age of 94.

Early life and education

Brenner was born in Vienna, Austria, in July 1923.

In 1938, the Brenner family was forced to leave Austria to escape the Nazi occupation. He attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn, NY, and in 1940 was admitted to the City University of New York where he graduated with a BA in Chemical Engineering.

In 1943, Brenner served in the U.S. military, achieving the rank of technical sergeant and remained in the service until 1945. When he completed his service in the military, Brenner attended the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn where he earned his Master's degree (1949) and later his doctorate (1954) in chemical engineering studying under the renowned Donald Othmer.

Career

Brenner served as a full professor at New York University for over 25 years teaching chemical engineering. He taught in the uptown Bronx campus and later in the downtown Greenwich Village campus. Brenner's expertise led him to become a consultant working for many different companies, institutions, branches of the government and military over his professional career.

In 1976, Brenner and his son James co-founded a polymer formulation company called Master Bond Inc. Brenner developed specialty systems including adhesives, sealants, coatings, and encapsulants that are primarily epoxy-based. Additionally, Master Bond produces silicone, polysulfide, polyurethane, and UV light curing systems.

Selected publications

Books

Articles

Patents

Patent Number Date of Patent Name of Patent Inventors
3,137,995 June 23, 1964 Ablation Resistant Reaction Profulsion Nozzle Donald F. Othmer & Walter Brenner
3,663,158 May 16, 1972 Method of Depositing an Oxymethylene Polymer from Formaldehyde in the Vapor Form on Cellulosic Textiles and the Resulting Product Walter Brenner, Jagadish Chanda Goswami & Barry A. Rugg
3,852,412 December 3, 1974 Nitric Acid Recovery System Walter Brenner
4,049,750 September 20, 1977 One Component Shelf Stable Low Shrinkage Structural Adhesive Systems Walter Brenner
4,216,134 August 5, 1980 Triallylcyanurate or Triallylisocyanurate Based Adhesive Sealant Systems Walter Brenner
4,316,747 February 23, 1982 Process for the Chemical Conversion of Cellulose Waste to Glucose Barry A. Rugg & Walter Brenner
4,319,942 March 16, 1982 Radiation Curing of Flocked Composite Structures Walter Brenner
4,334,477 June 15, 1982 Wear Reducer Sydney Axelrod, Walter Brenner & Barry A. Rugg
4,368,079 January 11, 1983 Apparatus for Chemical Conversion of Materials and Particularly the Conversion of Cellulose Waste to Glucose Barry A. Rugg & Walter Brenner
4,395,934 August 2, 1983 Wear Reducer Sydney Axelrod, Walter Brenner & Barry A. Rugg
4,413,019 November 1, 1983 Radiation Curable Adhesive Compositions and Composite Structures Walter Brenner
4,483,951 November 20, 1984 Radiation Curable Adhesive Compositions and Composite Structures Walter Brenner

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