Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Use of audiovisual material may require production of viewing copy.
The Richard M. Felder Papers contain copies of articles that Felder authored on chemical engineering and on teaching, teaching aids, booklets, correspondence, newspaper and magazine article clippings, research files, projects reports, personal materials, text copies of presentations he gave, other miscellaneous paper files, a video of one of his presentations, and three plaques representing awards Felder received. The collection also include his kindergarten graduation certificate and honorary degrees that he received from various US Universities. The collection includes a few materials in Italian and Portuguese languages. Richard M. Felder joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University in 1969. He is currently (2021) Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus in the department.
The materials included in this collection are mostly in English. A few items are in Italian and Portuguese.
Richard M. Felder recieved a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the City College of New York in 1962 and went on to earn a Ph.D. in Chemincal Engineering from Princeton University in 1966. Felder worked for the Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell, England and the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York before becoming a member of the Department of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University in 1969.
Felder is most well-known in the field of chemical engineering for co-authoring the textbook Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes (first published in 1986), which is used as the introductory textbook in chemical engineering courses in most universities in the United States and several around the world. In addition, Felder has authored and co-authored over 200 papers on teaching and education-related topics, as well as numerous papers on chemical engineering. Felder has presented his work at many conferences during the course of his career, and is the recipient of several national awards recognizing his contributions to education. Felder is currently (2008) Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering at NC State.
This material on Dr. Felder (as well as further information, including lists of his publications and awards) may be found at: http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/RMF.html
The Richard M. Felder Papers contain copies of articles that Felder authored on chemical engineering and on teaching, teaching aids, booklets, correspondence, newspaper and magazine article clippings, research files, projects reports, personal materials, text copies of presentations he gave, other miscellaneous paper files, a video of one of his presentations, and three plaques representing awards Felder received. The collection also include his kindergarten graduation certificate and honorary degrees that he received from various US Universities. The collection includes a few materials in Italian and Portuguese languages.
The Richard M. Felder Papers are divided into two series:
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[Identification of item], Richard M. Felder Papers, MC 00299, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
North Carolina State University. College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Records (UA 105.010)
Received in 2001 (Accession 2001-0006); Gift of Richard M. Felder, 2016 (Accession 2016.0359); Gift of Richard M. Felder, 2017 (Accession 2017.0162)
Two copies of the textbook Felder co-authored (Principios Elementales De Los Procesos Quimicos, Segunda Edicion and Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Third Edition) have been removed from this collection and are now located with the Faculty Publications.
Processed by Cate Putirskis, 2008 January
Encoded by Cate Putirskis, 2008 January
Updated by Gwynn Thayer, 2017 January
Updated by Gwynn Thayer, 2017 June Updated By Gevorg H. Vardanyan, 2021 May
The collection is organized into two principal series:
This series contains reprints and copies of several of Felder's publications. The first subseries (Teaching) contains articles he authored and co-authored on teaching and educational topics and philosophies. The second subseries (Research) contains articles on chemical engineering topics. The third subseries (Instructional Materials) contains guides and other informational packets to supplement the teaching of chemical engineering. Finally, the fourth subseries (Other Materials) contains other articles that Felder authored which do not fall into the catagories of the previous subseries.
Materials are arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically therein.
This series contains the text copies of presentations Felder gave, miscellaneous files related to his teaching activities in the chemical engineering department, the patent Felder recieved for an invention, a VHS copy of one of his presentations, and three plaques recognizing accomplishments Felder achieved.
Materials are arrange alphabetically and then chronologically therein.
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Use of audiovisual material may require production of viewing copy.
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[Identification of item], Richard M. Felder Papers, MC 00299, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
North Carolina State University does not own copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.