Title: Sheldon K. Friedlander papers

Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1787

Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 14.0 linear feet (34 boxes, 1 half box, 1 shoe box)

Date (inclusive): 1950-2006

Abstract: Professional and research papers of Sheldon K. Friedlander, UCLA Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 1978-2007. Friedlander conducted research in the areas of: aerosol science and technology, particulate systems, diffusion and interfacial transfer, air pollution control, air quality engineering, nanoparticle science and technology. Most of the collection dates from Friedlander's appointments at the California Institute of Technology (1964-1978) and at UCLA (1978-2007). Papers include: correspondence; course files; contracts and grants including grants from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Northrop Corporation; speeches and presentations; and documents relating to workshops and conferences.

Language of Materials: Materials are in English.

Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Creator: Friedlander, Sheldon K. (Sheldon Kay), 1927-2007

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[Identification of item], Sheldon K. Friedlander Papers (Collection 1787). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 8168242 

Gift of Marjorie Friedlander, 2009.

Initial processing of the Friedlander papers was carried out by Mariana Cochran, Katie Richardson, and Lauren Sin (2008); additional processing by Jeff Kozak (2008-2009); additional processing and revisions by Angel Diaz and Krystell Jimenez (2017).

Sheldon ("Shel") Kay Friedlander was born on November 17, 1927 in New York City, New York. Friedlander attended Columbia University briefly before leaving his studies to serve in the Army during World War II. After the war, Friedlander returned to Columbia and received a BS in Chemical Engineering (1949), an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1951), and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois (1954).

After completing his doctorate, Friedlander was appointed to the faculties at: Columbia University (1945-1957), Johns Hopkins University (1957-1964), and the California Institute of Technology (1964-1978). In 1978, joined UCLA and was a founding member of the Department of Chemical Engineering, where he taught for nearly three decades. He was Chair from 1984-1988. [Note: the Department of Chemical Engineering was renamed the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in 2005.]

Friedlander was known as one of the fathers of aerosol science, a field that studies the properties of airborne particles. While at the California Institute of Technology he devised a way to analyze existing data that measured the chemical makeup of smog particles. This discovery lead to an understanding of who and what were contributing to air pollution at any given time. Friedlander's research linked smog particles to gasoline usage and linked zinc traces to the rubber in tires. His research was incorporated into the first systems developed for the regulation of air quality. In 1982 he helped found the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). Fifteen years later the AAAR established the Friedlander Award (1997) which recognizes an outstanding dissertation by a doctoral student in the field of aerosol studies.

During Friedlander's tenure at UCLA he founded the university's Air Quality and Aerosol Technology Laboratory and became its director. In 1983 Friedlander was named first incumbent of the Ralph M. Parsons Chair in Chemical Engineering at UCLA. In 1987 he established at UCLA the nation's first engineering research center devoted to solving the problem of hazardous waste management.

Friedlander served on a number of advisory boards and committees including: Chairman of the National Academy of Science/National Research Council Sub-Committee on Photochemical Oxidants and Ozone (1973-1976); Chairman and member of the Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board (1976-1986); and the California Air Resources Board (2002).

Some of Friedlander's awards and honors include: the Colburn Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (1959); Fulbright Scholar (1960-1970); Guggenheim Fellowship (1969-1970); the Alpha Chi Sigma Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (1974); U.S. Senior Scientist Humboldt Award (1984, West Germany); and the Fuchs Memorial Award, American Association for Aerosol Research (1990).

Friedlander remained active in the field until his death on February 9, 2007 in Pacifc Palisades, Los Angeles. He was 79.

The Sheldon K. Friedlander papers range from 1950-2006, and include materials related to his own studies and professional work as Professor of Chemical Engineering at UCLA. The materials include correspondence, notes, meeting agendas, reports, published materials, manuscripts, course materials, and five 3.5 inch floppy disks. The collection relates to Friedlander's research on various pollutants in smog and their quantification by source, advising, teaching, writing, research, and conference and workshop presentations.

Abbrevations found throughout papers include:



AAAR-American Association of Aerosol Research

AFOSR-Air Force Office of Scientific Research

ACS-PRF-American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund

CCT-Center for Computation and Technology

CESR-Center for Earth Systems Research

CETP-California Environmental Technology Partnership

CRC-Coordinating Research Council

CRDF-Civilian Research and Development Foundation

DISC- Diesel Impacts Study Committee (National Research Council)

DOE-Department of Energy

DOEd-Department of Education

EMITS-Environmental Monitors for Industrial Toxics

EPA-Environmental Protection Agency

EPRI-Electric Power Research Institute

ERC-Engineering Research Center for Hazardous Substances Control (UCLA)

ESACT-Engineering and Systems Analysis for the Control of Toxics

GDSM-General Drop Scavenging Module

IOE-Institute of the Environment

LACOR-Los Alamos-Campus Collaborative Research

NASA-National Aeronautic Space Administration

NCERQA-National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance

NCITR-National Center for Intermedia Transport Research

NIEHS-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

NIGEC-National Institute for Global Environmental Change

NIST-National Institute of Standards and Technology

NSF-National Science Foundation

OID-Office of Instructional Development

PAMS-Particle Analysis by Mass Spectrometry

PEARL-Pacific Environment and Atmospheric Research Laboratory

PRRP-Pacific Rim Research Program

R&D-Research and Development

SCPMS- Southern California Particulate Matter Supersite

SCPCS-Southern California Particle Center and Supersite

SEAS-School of Engineering and Appiled Science

SGER-Small Grants for Exploratory Research

STC-Science and Technology Center

TSI-Thermo-Systems Inc.

UERP-University Exploratory Research Program

WTEC-World Technology Evaluation Center

WESTGEC-Western Regional Center

This collection has been arranged in the following series:

• Series 1: Correspondence, 1950-2005
• Series 2: Grants and contracts, 1976-2005
• Series 3: Committees and consulting, 1980-1996
• Series 4: Administrative and subject files, 1950-2006
• Series 5: Published Works,1992-2004

Friedlander organized many of his files in reverse chronological order. In most cases, Friedlander's reverse chronological order has been maintained.