{{Short description|American chemical engineer (1954–2018)}} {{Infobox scientist | name = M. Sam Mannan | image = Mannan 2.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|11|10}} | birth_place = Bangladesh | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|09|11|1954|11|10}} | death_place = Texas | citizenship = | fields = Chemical Engineering | workplaces = Texas A&M University <br> The University of Oklahoma | alma_mater = {{ubl|Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology|The University of Oklahoma}} | doctoral_advisor = Kenneth E. Starling | academic_advisors = Trevor Kletz | doctoral_students = Qingsheng Wang | notable_students = | known_for = Process Safety | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | footnotes = | spouse = | website = }} '''M. Sam Mannan''' (November 10, 1954 – September 11, 2018) was a Bangladeshi chemical engineer who was professor of chemical engineering at Texas A&M University. He was also the director of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.<ref>{{cite news | publisher = Texas A&M University | date = 2018-09-13 | author = Drew Thompson | title = Process safety pioneer M. Sam Mannan passes away | url = https://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2018/09/process-safety-pioneer-m-sam-mannan-passes-away.html}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Mannan was born in Comilla, Bangladesh, in 1954.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2018/10/tribute-to-dr-mannan.html | title = Tribute to Dr. Mannan | author = M. Nazmul Karim | date = 2018-10-18}}</ref> He earned his bachelor's degree in 1978 from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Dhaka. Then he went on to the University of Oklahoma, where he earned a master's degree (1983) and Ph.D. (1986) in chemical engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.socma.com/assets/file/socma1/PDFfiles/chemstewards/Dr-Sam-Mannan-Biography-Keynote-Speaker.pdf|title = Biographical Sketch: Dr. Sam Mannan|accessdate = 28 Sep 2015|website = Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates|publisher = SOCMA|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224436/http://www.socma.com/assets/file/socma1/PDFfiles/chemstewards/Dr-Sam-Mannan-Biography-Keynote-Speaker.pdf|archivedate = 2016-03-04}}</ref>
==Professional life== After graduating in 1986, Mannan was hired as an assistant professor with the School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Oklahoma. He remained at the University of Oklahoma until 1990, when he became the Division Director for RMT, Inc., a nationwide engineering services company. In 1994, he was appointed Vice President of RMT, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement from CSB Interim Executive Dr. Kristen Kulinowski on the Recent Passing of Dr. M. Sam Mannan - General News - News {{!}} CSB |url=https://www.csb.gov/statement-from-csb-interim-executive-dr-kristen-kulinowski-on-the-recent-passing-of-dr-m-sam-mannan/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.csb.gov}}</ref>
With encouragement from his mentor Trevor Kletz, Mannan left industry in 1997<ref>"Mannan Remembers Mentor." ''Summer Special 2015'' (2015): 11. Print.</ref> to accept the position of director of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center and associate professor at Texas A&M University. He was a registered professional engineer in the states of Texas and Louisiana and was a Certified Safety Professional.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IChemE |title=M Sam Mannan 1954–2018 |url=https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/m-sam-mannan-1954-2018/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.thechemicalengineer.com}}</ref>
==External links== * [http://psc.tamu.edu/ Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center] * [http://www.che.tamu.edu/ Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering] * [http://tees.tamu.edu/about/ Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station]
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