Paul E. Queneau
Professor, Emeritus
Paul Queneau's tenure on the regular faculty at Thayer School spanned from 1971 to 1987. Prior to that, Professor Queneau served as vice president and chief technical officer of INCO. Queneau's field of research is chemical metallurgy—particularly pyrometallurgy: the processing of metal ores at elevated temperatures.
After his decorated service overseas as a U.S. Army Engineer Officer witnessing the mass destruction of World War II, Queneau returned home dedicated to environmental conservation. He has been awarded 36 U.S. patents mainly devoted to continuous converters and processes employing oxygen technology to achieve environmentally-clean, energy- and cost-saving metal production.
Expertise
Mineral engineering; extractive metallurgy; plant design; utilization of mineral resources.
Education
- B.A., Columbia University 1931
- B.Sc., Mineral Engineering, Columbia University 1932
- E.M., Mineral Engineering, Columbia University 1933
- D.Sc., Extractive Metallurgy, Delft University of Technology 1971
- Registered Professional Engineer, New Hampshire
Awards and Honors
Member, National Academy of Engineering