Identity
UGC 152
Papers of Costandi Amin Audeh, b 1932, chemistry graduate,
University of Glasgow, Scotland
1948-1996
0.15
metres
Glasgow University Archive Services
Audeh,
Costandi Amin (b 1932 : chemistry graduate : University of Glasgow,
Scotland)
English
Arabic
Administrative history
Costandi
Amin Audeh
was born in Nazareth, Palestine in August
1932
. Having
attended the Missionary Societies' boarding school, the Bishop Gobat
School in Jerusalem, he then continued his education at the American University
of Beirut, Lebanon with the intention of pursuing medical studies, as his
father and brother had done. Costandi's interest was in fact chemistry,
and to that end he applied to the
University of Glasgow
, Scotland to
undertake a degree in this desired subject. A full entrance examination was
required by Glasgow, which he duly passed and started Glasgow University's
four year BSc course in Applied Chemistry, concurrently taking the Royal
College of Science and Technology's course ARTC in Technical Chemistry. Having
completed his degrees in
1955
, he
secured a research position with the British Rubber Producers' Research
Association based in Hertfordshire. In 1958, Costandi returned to the Middle
East to work for the Kuwait Oil Company, then owned by British Petroleum and
Gulf Oil Corporation. After a period of four years during which he married
Margaret Clark, a teacher from Yorkshire, he was transferred to Gulf Oil's
headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; his mission was to write a handbook
about all aspects of Kuwaiti Crude Oil. He and his wife emigrated to the United
States in 1962. His application to the Gulf Research and Development
Corporation for educational leave of absence in 1967 was granted, so he
returned to the U.K. to study for a D.Phil. in Physical Organic Chemistry at
the University of York, accompanied by his wife and two sons. Costandi
successfully completed his degree in
1970
, but
following his return to America, he then secured employment with Mobil Research
and Development Corporation in the Technology Department. His assignment was to
develop generalised algorithms to predict the properties of the various
commercially obtained refinery products on the properties of small distillate
fractions obtained from crude oil by distillation in the laboratory. He retired
from Mobil Oil in
1993
, during
which time his research, in collaboration with others, attracted sufficient
interest for Mobil to approve filing applications for patents with the US
Patents and Trademarks Office.
Scope and Content
- Certificates of education 1948-1955
- Photographs 1952-1955
- Certified copies of 95 patents issued by the Office of
Trademarks and Patents of the United States 1973- 1996
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Archival history
In the custody of Costandi Audeh before deposit with GUAS.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposit : Costandi Audeh : June 2006 : ACCN2933
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of documents
Intellectual property for the patents is owned by Exxonmobil
Corporation
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Location of originals
This material is original
Physical characteristics
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Related material
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Notes
Rules and Conventions
Description compiled in line with the following international
standards:
International Council on Archives,
ISAD(G) Second Edition, September 1999
and
National Council on Archives,
Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate
names
Note
Scotland is the location of all place names in the
administrative/biographical history element, unless otherwise stated.
Dates(s) of Descriptions
Fonds level description compiled by Elva McLean, Volunteer, 26 July
2006
University students
Fuel technology
Audeh
Costandi Amin
b
1932
chemistry graduate, University of
Glasgow, Scotland
University of
Glasgow
1451-
Glasgow, Scotland
United States of
America
SERIES DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/1
Education
Certificates and related papers
1948-1955
8 paper certificates
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Includes school and degree
certificates, Letter of Associateship and Graduation Ceremony Proceedings
sheet
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/1/1
High
school course certificate, Preparatory section of the International
College
10 Oct
1948
1 paper item
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Certificate issued by the
International College, American University of Beirut, printed in both Arabic
and English
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/1/2
Intermediate Certificate of International College
23 June
1950
1 paper item
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
for completing the studies of the
Intermediate Section (science programme). Certificate issued by the
International College, American University of Beirut, printed in Arabic and
English
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/1/3
University of London Matriculation Examination
certificate
June
1951
1 paper item
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Printed notification the Costandi
had passed the examination in the Second Division and had therefore satisfied
the minimum entrance requirements.
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/1/4
Statement of Eligibility certificate
22 Aug
1951
1 paper item
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Printed certificate issued by the
University of London that the qualifications submitted by Costandi satisfied
the minimum entrance conditions.
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152//1/5
University of Glasgow Preliminary Examination
certificate
24 Sep
1951
1paper item
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Certificate issued for passes in
Special English for Foreign Candidates, Higher Mathematics, Arabic and Science
A. (Chemistry and Physics)
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/1/6
Letter
of Associateship of The Royal Technical College, Glasgow
30 June
1955
1 letter
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Letter from the College informing
Costandi that the Examiners had recommended that he be granted the
Associateship of the College in Technical Chemistry, subject to confirmation
from the Scottish Education Department
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/1/7
Certificate of Associateship from The Royal Technical
College
20 Oct
1955
1 paper item
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Folder containing certificate
presented in Technical Chemistry from The Royal Technical College, Glasgow
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/1/8
University of Glasgow Ceremony of Graduation
proceedings
9 July
1955
4 sheets of paper
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Consists of a note of proceedings,
and a list of those receiving degrees (with pencilled notes added by Costandi).
Includes Costandi's name for a BSc in Applied Chemistry
SERIES DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2
Photographs
1952-1959
12 black and white photographs
Costandi Audeh
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Black and white photographs taken by
Costandi while attending classes at The Royal Technical College and Glasgow
University, and one photograph taken during his time in Kuwait.
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/1
Costandi Audeh working in the Glasgow University chemical
laboratory
Feb
1952
1 b&w photograph
6cm x
8.5cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Shows benches, laboratory equipment
and other students in the background
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/2
Glasgow
University from Kelvingrove park
Apr
1952
1 b&w photograph
10cm x
7cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
shows a line of 5 tramcars, and
pedestrians
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/3
Renfield Street, Glasgow
Apr
1952
1 b&w photograph
10cm x
6cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/4
University of Glasgow buildings
May
1952
1 b&w photograph
10cm x
6cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
rear of Professors' Square taken
from 3rd floor of the International Club
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/5
Photograph of Clement Atlee in Glasgow
4 May
1952
1 b&w photograph
10cm x
6.5cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
At the May Day Rally. The Star Bar
in the background
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/6
Costandi Audeh and two colleagues in the Organic Chemistry lab
1953
1 b&w photograph
14cm x
11cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/7
oxidation apparatus in the Royal Technical College's research
lab
c.
1954-1955
1 b&w photograph
13.5cm x
8.5cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/8
Costandi Audeh with colleagues behind a bar in Glasgow
1955
1 b&w photograph
11cm x
8cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
after graduation
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/9
Costandi Audeh and colleagues in the Fuels research lab at the Royal Technical
College
May
1955
1 b&w photograph
11cm x
8cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
labelled, Willy, George, Leslie,
Jim, Hugh and Ian
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/10
Costandi Audeh and colleagues of the Fuels department at the Royal Technical
College
1955
1 b&w photograph
16cm x
11.5cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Labelled, "Fuels and Their
Applications 1955 with Drs Gardner and Gibb "
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/11
Class
of 1955, Applied Chemistry, Final Year dinner
1955
1 b&w photograph
20cm x
15cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Group photograph, partially
identified
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/2/12
Costandi Audeh in the Kuwait Oil Refinery Laboratory,
Mina-al-Ahmadi
Nov
1959
1 b&w photograph
10.5cm x
7.5cm
Glasgow University Archive Services
SERIES DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/3
Patents
granted to Costandi A. Audeh ( in some cases, with co-authors).
1973-1996
95 items
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Comprises 7 bundles of certified
copies of 95 patents, beribboned and sealed, with a detailed descriptive list
and numbered individually.
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/3/1
List of
patents
1973-1996
1 paper item
Costandi Audeh
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Details of patents granted to
Costandi Audeh. The patents listed are numbered 1-95, the last issued being no.
1, followed by the number of the patent given by the US Office of Patents and
Trademarks as well as the title of the patent. All the patents are assigned to
Mobil Oil Corporation
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UGC 3/2
List of
patents
1973-1996
1 paper item
Costandi Audeh
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Patents are grouped according to the
general topic of research addressed : lubricating oil; residual oil treating
and coprocessing with coal; shale and tar sands; various aspects of
sulfur-related problems in refining; hydrogen fluoride; mercury-related;
co-authored patents
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/3/3
Patents
on Shale and Tar Sands
1984-1987
1 bundle of 17 patents numbered individually
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Includes a background history by
Costandi about the significance of these patents.
FILE DESCRIPTION
UG152/3/4
Patents
on Lubricating Oil
1978-1991
1 bundle of 21 patents numbered
individually
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Includes a background history by
Costandi about the significance of these patents.
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/3/5
Patents
on Residual Oil Treating and Coprocessing with Coal
1980-1995
1 bundle of 17 patents numbered
individually
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Includes a background history by
Costandi about the significance of these patents.
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/3/6
Patents
on Various Aspects of Sulfur-related Problems in Refining
1990-1995
1 bundle of 10 patents numbered
individually
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Includes a background history by
Costandi about the significance of these patents.
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/3/7
Mercury Related Patents
1991-1993
1 bundle of 20 patents numbered
individually
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Includes a background history by
Costandi about the significance of these patents.
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/3/8
Miscellaneous Patents
1981-1996
1 bundle of 9 patents numbered
individually
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Includes a background history by
Costandi about the significance of these patents.
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 152/3/9
Patents
on Hydrogen Fluoride
1990-1994
1 bundle of 4 patents numbered
individually
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scope and content
Includes a background history by
Costandi about the significance of these patents.