George was involved with homebrewing for the last 30+ years. Since that time, George has participated in many homebrewing competitions, winning best of shows, numerous awards, and free hops! (what else is there?) He has also given numerous presentations all over the United States. Here are a few of his stats:
CURRICULUM VITAE
(Short Version)
GEORGE J. FIX, III
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Harvard University - 1968 M.S. Rice University - 1965 B.S. Texas A&M University - 1963
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 1999 - 2002 Professor and Chairman, Department of Mathematics Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.
1995 - July 1999 Professor, Department of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.
1986-1995 Professor and Chairman, Department of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.
1975-1986 Professor and Chairman, Department of Mathematics, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1973-1975 Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1972-1973 Associate Professor, IFDAM and Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
1968-1972 Assistant Professor, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1963-1964 Engineer, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas.
VISITING POSITIONS
June 1983 Institut fur Angewandte Mathematik, Universitat, Bonn, Germany June 1982 Institut fur Angewandte Mathematik, Universitat, Bonn, Germany Nov. 1980 Institut fur Angewandte Mathematik, Universitat, Bonn, Germany Nov. 1979 Institut fur Angewandte Mathematik, Universitat, Bonn, Germany June-July 1978 Institut fur Angewandte Mathematik, Universitat, Bonn, Germany June-July 1977 Institut fur Angewandte Mathematik, Universitat, Bonn, Germany Mar.-Apr. 1977 Institut fur Angewandte Mathematik, Universitat, Bonn, Germany Mar.-Apr. 1976 Institut fur Angewandte Mathematik, Universitat, Bonn, Germany
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Master Brewers Association of Americas American Society of Brewing Chemists American Mathematical Society Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Sigma Xi Tau Beta Pi American Association for the Advancement of Science
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Brewing Techniques Applied Mathematics Letters Computers & Mathematics with Applications Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
CONSULTANT
Boston Brewing Co., 1998-present. Biotechnology Center, Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Co., 1996-present. Hoffbrau Brewing Co;, Addison, Texas, 1995-present. Labatt Brewing Co., London Ontario, 1997-1998. Pittsburgh Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA 1980-1985. Professional Taste Panel, The Great American Beer Festival, 1987-present. Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, Texas, 1994-present. Straub Brewing Co., St. Mary's, PA 1975-1985. USA Cafe and Brewery, Ft. Worth Texas, 1997-present.
BREWING PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
1. G. J. Fix, Principles of Brewing Science, Brewers Publications, Boulder 1989.
2. G. J. Fix and L. A. Fix, Oktoberfest, Vienna, Marzen, Brewers
Publications, Boulder 1991.
3. G. J. Fix and L. A. Fix, An Analysis of Brewing Techniques, Brewers
Publications, Boulder, September 1997.
4. G. J. Fix and L. A. Fix, The New Principles of Brewing Science, Brewers
Publications, Boulder, to appear.
BREWING ARTICLES
97 technical publications with 29 in brewing journals.
PRESENTATIONS
42 invited talks at various Universities and Brewing Conferences.
AWARDS
The David Line award, Homebrewer of the year, Phoenix, AZ 1981.
Distinguished Service Recognition award, Association of Brewers, 1991.
The Ninkasi award, National Homebrewer's Association, 1997.
Over 120 medals won at A.H.A. sanctioned competitions.
