Mr. W.
Dean Robinson
Mr. W.
Dean Robinson was born in the middle of the Copper Country
in Ahmeek, Michigan in 1921. He graduated from Michigan Tech
in 1942 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. He served as Captain
in the Army Corps of Engineers in overseas airport construction
through 1945 when he returned to graduate study at Michigan
Tech. He completed his MS in Chemical Engineering in 1946.
Later, he completed an MS in engineering administration from
Washington University in St. Louis in 1956. His first industrial
position was with the Monsanto Company where he worked for
36 years until 1982. His last responsibility with Monsanto
was Manager, Research and Development. In this capacity he
provided technology support for several major chemicals including
the world’s first production of maleic anhydride from
butane. Following his retirement from Monsanto he founded
Robinson Technical Associates, Inc. in 1985. In this new venture
he provided technical assistance to the three largest maleic
anhydride plants in the world. In 1946 he married Genevieve
Trione from Laurium, then Secretary of the Department of Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech. They have three
grown children and live in Webster Groves, MO. Dean is the
recipient of 13 U.S. patents and many foreign patents. His
technical publications include the maleic anhydride sections
in the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. He
is a 50+ member of the AIChE and ACS. |
