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Edward Wilson Merrill
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Edward Wilson Merrill
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| Born | August 31, 1923 |
| Died | August 6, 2020 (aged 96) Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Biomaterials, Artificial Kidney, Blood Rheology |
| Awards | Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (2014), National Academy of Engineering (2013), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1966), Pierre Galletti Award (AIMBE, 2010), 100 Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era (AIChE, 2008), Founders Award (AIChE, 2000), Founders Award (SFB, 2002), Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Research Contributions (AIChE, 1982), C.A. Stine Materials and Engineering Award (AIChE, 1993), Clemson Award for Contributions to the Biomaterials Literature, (SFB, 1990) |
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| Fields | Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Biocompatibility, Blood Rheology, Artificial kidney, Hydrogels |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Hermann P. Meissner (1907-1990) |
Edward Wilson Merrill (August 31, 1923 – August 6, 2020) was an American biomaterials scientist. He was one of the founders of bioengineering. His work focused on the biomedical engineering field as it developed from chemical engineering.
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Edward Merrill in 1950
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Cover page of the first NIH guidelines for artificial kidneys in the 1960s
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Edward Merrill in the late 1960s
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Announcement declaring Edward Wilson Merrill as the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award at MIT in Fall 1972
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