M. Sam Mannan (November 10, 1954 – September 11, 2018) was an American
chemical engineer
In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is a professional, equipped with the knowledge of chemical engineering, who works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products and deals with the ...
who was professor of
chemical engineering at
Texas A&M University. He was also the director of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center of the
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
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.
Early life and education
Mannan was born in
Comilla,
Bangladesh, in 1954. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1978 from the
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in
Dhaka. Then he went on to the
University of Oklahoma, where he earned a master's degree (1983) and Ph.D. (1986) in
chemical engineering.
Professional life
After graduating in 1986, Mannan was hired as an assistant professor with the School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Oklahoma. He remained at the University of Oklahoma until 1990, when he became the Division Director for RMT, Inc., a nationwide engineering services company. In 1994, he was appointed Vice President of RMT, Inc.
With encouragement from his mentor
Trevor Kletz
Trevor Asher Kletz, OBE, FREng, FRSC, FIChemE (23 October 1922–31 October 2013) was a prolific British author on the topic of chemical engineering safety. He is credited with introducing the concept of inherent safety, and was a major promo ...
, Mannan left industry in 1997 to accept the position of director of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center and associate professor at
Texas A&M University. He was a registered professional engineer in the states of Texas and Louisiana and was a Certified Safety Professional.
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External links
Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center
Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
References
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1954 births
2018 deaths
University of Oklahoma alumni
American chemical engineers
Texas A&M University faculty
American people of Bangladeshi descent
People from Comilla
Process safety