Pierre Leonce Thibaut Brian (July 8, 1930 – April 2, 2018) was an American chemical engineer.
He was born in New Orleans and attended Louisiana State University. Upon graduation in 1951, Brian pursued a ScD in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under doctoral adviser Edwin R. Gilliland. Brian taught at MIT from graduation in 1956 to 1972, when he left for Air Products & Chemicals, where he served as vice president of engineering and on the company's board of directors.[1] In 1975, Brian was named a member of the National Academy of Engineering for "contributions to both theory and engineering practice of desalination, mass transfer in chemically reactive systems, and the technology of liquefied gases."[2] Later he was granted foreign fellowship into the Royal Academy of Engineering. Brian retired in 1994, remaining in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He died on April 2, 2018.[3][4]
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- ^ Miller Kaufman, Melanie (April 18, 2018). "P.L. Thibaut Brian, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, dies at 87". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Dr. P.L. Thibaut Brian". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Obituary: P.L. Thibaut Brian". Bradenton Times. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018 – via Morning Call. Alt URL
- ^ "Dr. P.L. Thibaut Brian notice of his passing from MIT". MIT.