Lecture series to honor legacy of Rensselaer chemical engineering professor; Michael M. Abbott was an internationally recognized expert in thermodynamics.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 June 2006-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Lecture series to honor legacy of Rensselaer chemical engineering professor; Michael M. Abbott was an internationally recognized expert in thermodynamics(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15062006 Troy, N.Y. -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is honoring the legacy of celebrated chemical engineering professor Michael M.

Abbott through a lecture series in his name. Abbott, who devoted more than 35 years to Rensselaer as a teacher, researcher, and student, died May 31, 2006. The Michael M. Abbott Lecture Series will be hosted each spring by Rensselaer's Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. The department launched the lecture series May 10 with a talk by Jefferson...