UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 33, Page 1
May 26, 1994
Jerold M. Schultz named C. Ernest Birchenall Prof.

   Jerold M. Schultz, a member of the University of Delaware's
chemical engineering faculty since 1964, has been named the C. Ernest
Birchenall Professor of Chemical Engineering, effective Sept. 1,
University Provost Richard B. Murray announced today.
   "Dr. Schultz' nomination for this honor by other named professors
and the dean of the College of Engineering indicates the high standing
he holds among his peers," Murray said. "His exemplary record of world-
class research is matched by his dedication to his students and the
art of teaching."
   "Jerold Schultz is a world-class researcher on semicrystalline
polymers," Stuart Cooper, dean of the College of Engineering, said.
"He has applied X-ray and neutron scattering techniques to study the
relationship between polymer deformation and crystalline texture in
these materials, and his books on diffraction and materials science
have been influential around the world. We look forward to his
continued contributions to the profession."
   The named professorship honors C. Ernest Birchenall, Distinguished
Professor Emeritus of Metallurgy who died in 1992. Prof. Birchenall
had joined the University's chemical engineering faculty in 1960 and
served as dean of the University's then-College of Graduate Studies
from 1964-67.
   A graduate of University of California at Berkeley, where he also
earned his master's degree, Schultz conducted research at Westinghouse
Research Laboratories and then received his doctorate in metallurgical
engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.
   He joined the Delaware faculty in 1964, and since then has held
several visiting appointments throughout the world, including Stanford
University, the universities of Mainz, Saarland and Bochum in Germany,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Sofia in Bulgaria and the
National Chemical Laboratory in India.
   At Delaware, he teaches upper-level and graduate courses in
materials science and polymer science, and has directed 21 master's
theses and 20 doctoral dissertations. He is currently directing six
doctoral students.
   An Alexander von Humboldt Senior U.S. Scientist awardee in 1977 and
1982, he received the Kliment Ohridski Medal from the People's
Republic of Bulgaria in 1986.
   Schultz is the author or editor of five books, including Polymer
Materials Science, Diffraction for Materials Scientists and Solid
State Behavior of Linear Polyesters and Polyamides, and he has
published more than 150 articles in professional journals.
   He is a member of the American Physical Society and the Polymer
Processing Society, and he also serves as a consultant to several
companies.