In Memoriam: Dr. Kenneth J. Bell: A Tribute to a Legendary Engineering Educator, Practicing Engineer, and Researcher

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Dr. Kenneth John Bell, Kerr-McGee Chair Emeritus and Regents Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, passed peacefully, on Monday, April 17, 2023, at home surrounded by family. He was preceded in 2020 by the death of his wife Mrs. Karen Bell, whom we all enjoyed interacting with during the Heat Transfer Conferences.Dr. Bell earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Case Institute of Technology (1951), M.Ch.E (1953), and PhD.Ch.E (1955) from the University of Delaware.