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Hans F. Bauer

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Hans F. Bauer
Born1932
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died6 February 2009, 2009 (aged 76–77)
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry

Hans F. Bauer (1932 in Hollywood, California – 6 February 2009 in Costa Mesa, California) was an American research chemist. He was married and had 4 children.

Career

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Bauer received a B.S. degree in Chemistry in 1954 from the University of California, Los Angeles. He served in the United States Navy for 2 years after receiving his undergraduate degree (1954–1956). He was discharged with the rank of Lieutenant (j.g.), and then returned to UCLA to work on a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry, which he received in 1960.

Bauer worked for several large chemical and research companies in the USA, including Occidental Petroleum, and the United States Department of Energy.[1]

Honors and awards

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Bauer held several US patents, including:

The latter 2 patents described methods for producing molecular hydrogen from a mixture of hydrocarbon vapor and a source of carbon, in which the mixture is agitated by electromagnetic radiation.

References

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  1. ^ Obituaries, Chemical & Engineering News, 87, 11, 66 (16 March 2009)
  2. ^ http://www.patentgenius.com/inventedbyBauerHansFDiamondBarCA.html[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "US Patent Full-Text Database Number Search". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-26.