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William B. Streett, former engineering dean, dies at 92
February 22, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 22 -- Cornell University issued the following news:

William B. Streett, who was recognized for changing the culture of undergraduate studies as dean of Cornell Engineering, died Feb. 5 in Cincinnati. He was 92.

Streett, a professor of chemical engineering whose groundbreaking experimental research helped quantify liquid-vapor equilibrium in gases, joined Cornell in 1981 and was named the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering in 1985. As dean, he work . . .

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