Thomas Mc Avoy is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has authored over 200 technical publications, many hi...view moreThomas Mc Avoy is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has authored over 200 technical publications, many highly cited. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (1961), and his Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University (1964). Thomas taught chemical engineering first at the University of Massachusetts (1964-1980) and then at the University of Maryland (1980-2004).view less