Alvin William Nienow was a British

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. He was

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of biochemical engineering at the

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, where he was also director of the School of Chemical Engineering between 1989 and 1999. He was a fellow of both the

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and the

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, and an

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. He was a

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there and at

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. According to

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he has an

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of 64.

Books

* as editor, with Norman Harnby and Michael Frederick Edwards (1985). ''Mixing in the process industries''. London: Butterworths. .

References

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Aston University. Accessed October 2021. Professor Alvin W Nienow
University of Birmingham, School of Chemical Engineering. Accessed October 2021. Professor Alvin Nienow: Visiting professor
Loughborough University. Accessed October 2021. Author last name "Nienow" , Author first name "Alvin"
Scopus. Accessed July 2021. British chemical engineers