About the authors R. Byron Bird is Vilas Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a coauthor of Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids, 2nd Edition, Volume 2 (Wiley 1987), Molecular Theory of Gases and Liquids, (Wiley, 1954), Transport Phenomena, (Wiley, 1960), and several other books. He received his BS in chemical engineering at the University of Illinois in 1947, and his PhD in physical chemistry at the University of Wisconsin in 1950. Robert C. Armstrong is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a coauthor of Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids, 2nd Edition, Volume 2 (Wiley, 1987). He received his BChE at Georgia Institute of Technology in 1970 and his PhD at the University of Wisconsin in 1973. Ole Hassager is Lektor at the Danmarks tekniske Hojskole in Lyngby, Denmark. He is a coauthor of Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids, 2nd Edition, Volume 2 (Wiley, 1987). He received his MSc in chemical engineering at the Danmarks tekniske Hojskole in 1970 and his PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Wisconsin in 1973.
The Late Warren E. Stewart, PhD, was a professor of chemical engineeringat the University of Wisconsin-Madison, published numerous research articles, coauthored the landmark textbook Transport Phenomena, and was the recipient of many awards from AIChE, ACS, ASEE, and the University of Wisconsin. He was a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Michael Caracotsios, PhD, is a Senior Modeling and Optimization Specialist in research and development at UOP LLC, a company that has been delivering cutting-edge technology to the petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production, and other major manufacturing industries for over ninety years. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Northwestern University.
