Eli M. Pearce (May 1, 1929 – May 18, 2015) was research professor at

New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United Sta ...

and a past-president of the

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. He received a B.S. degree in chemistry from Brooklyn College in 1949. Pearce earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from

Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United Sta ...

(now NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering). He published more than 250 papers on his research. He designed fire-resistant polymers.

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Polytechnic Institute of New York University alumni Polytechnic Institute of New York University faculty Presidents of the American Chemical Society Brooklyn College alumni 1929 births 2015 deaths {{US-chemist-stub