José J. Fripiat
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José J. Fripiat is a Belgian
scientist and former professor at the Universite Catholique de Louvain
. He obtained a M.S. degree in Chemistry and Physics in 1944 at the Universite Catholique de Louvain. He started his career as a "soil physicist" in a research institute located in the Belgian Congo. While working in Congo
he calculated and measured the motion of the water levels in soils of Central Africa
and was able to predict it. In 1951, he received the Barman Award of the Belgium Royal Academy
. In 1967, he was awarded the Francqui Prize
on Exact Sciences for his work on surface chemistry. In 1986, he went to the United States
to work at the Laboratory for Surface Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Belgium
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scientist and former professor at the Universite Catholique de Louvain
Université catholique de Louvain
The Université catholique de Louvain, sometimes known, especially in Belgium, as UCL, is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-la-Neuve and in Brussels...
. He obtained a M.S. degree in Chemistry and Physics in 1944 at the Universite Catholique de Louvain. He started his career as a "soil physicist" in a research institute located in the Belgian Congo. While working in Congo
Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter...
he calculated and measured the motion of the water levels in soils of Central Africa
Central Africa
Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
and was able to predict it. In 1951, he received the Barman Award of the Belgium Royal Academy
The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium
There are two Royal Academies for Science and the Arts in Belgium, corresponding to the two main languages of the country, Dutch and French . The Academies are located in the Palace of Academies in Brussels....
. In 1967, he was awarded the Francqui Prize
Francqui Prize
The Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholarly and scientific prize, awarded each year since 1933 by the Francqui Foundation in recognition of the achievements of a young Belgian scholar or scientist...
on Exact Sciences for his work on surface chemistry. In 1986, he went to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to work at the Laboratory for Surface Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.