The Eugene Paul Schoch Papers reflect much of Dr. Schoch's research while a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin. He was elected to positions at the University as follows: Chemistry Instructor, 1897, Assistant Professor, 1905, Associate Professor, 1908, Professor of Physical Chemistry, 1911, Professor of Chemical Engineering, 1938, Director Bureau of Industrial Chemistry, 1928. In 1912, Dr. Schoch studied the production of reactive hydrocarbons from methane. During World War II, he researched the production of acetylene. His research later concentrated on the effect of the electric current on natural gas. Dr. Schoch secured several patents during his years with the University, including Dehydrated and Charred Lump Lignite and Processes of Producing the Same, 1932, Method and Apparatus for Glow Discharge Treatment of Gases, 1947, and Method of and Apparatus for Producing Acetylene, 1947. He retired in 1954.
From the guide to the Eugene Paul Schoch Papers, 1859-1967, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
