Kent Weisenstein

Kent Weisenstein is a retired refractories industry entrepreneur. He received his B.S. degree at the Missouri School of Mines (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) and then worked as an engineer at H.K. Porter Refractories before co-founding the Missouri Refractories Company (MORCO) in 1975. He led the company as owner and president for 25 years until it was sold to RHI Magnesita in 2000 when he retired.

Weisenstein has been an ACerS member for more than 60 years and is an ACerS Fellow. He has served the Society in a variety of roles, including playing an instrumental role in the formation of the St. Louis Section, co-founder of and symposium chair for the annual St. Louis Section Refractories Symposium, member of the Executive Committee of the Refractory Ceramics Division, and counselor for the Refractory Ceramics Division. He has received the Theodore J. Planje Award. He belongs to ACerS Refractory Ceramics Division.