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Foundations of Engineering, 2/e

Mark T. Holtzapple, Texas A & M University---College Station
W. Dan Reece, Texas A & M University---College Station

ISBN: 0072480823
Copyright year: 2003

About the Authors



Mark T. Holtzapple

Mark T. Holtzapple is Professor of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University.

In 1978, he received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University. In 1981, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. His Ph.D. research focused on developing a process to convert fast-growing poplar trees into ethanol fuel.

After completing his formal education, in 1981 Mark joined the U.S. Army and helped develop a portable backpack cooling device to alleviate heat stress in soldiers wearing chemical protective clothing.

After completing his military service, in 1986 Mark joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University. It quickly became apparent that he had a passion for teaching: within a two-year period he won nearly every major teaching award offered at Texas A&M including Tenneco Meritorious Teaching Award, General Dynamics Excellence in Teaching Award, Dow Excellence in Teaching Award, and two awards offered by the Texas A&M Association of Former Students. Mark particularly has a passion for teaching freshman engineering students. He wrote this book to excite students about engineering and to help lay a solid foundation for their future studies.

In addition to his role as an educator, Mark is a prolific inventor. He is developing an energy-efficient, ecologically friendly air-conditioning system that uses water instead of Freon as the working fluid. He is also developing a high-efficiency, low-pollution Brayton cycle engine suitable for automotive use. In addition, he is developing technologies for converting waste biomass into useful products, such as animal feeds, industrial chemicals, and fuels. To recognize his contributions in biomass conversion, in 1996 he received the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award offered by the President and Vice President of the United States.

W. D. Reece

Dr. Reece is an Associate Professor in the Nuclear Engineering Department and Director of the Nuclear Science Center at Texas A&M. He received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering all at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has worked as an analytical chemist , a chemical engineer, and a staff scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, before his current positions at A&M.

Much of Dr. Reece's research is in the area of radiation monitoring, novel uses of radiation in medicine, and the health effects of radiation. Like Dr. Holtzapple, he has a passion for teaching and has won a Distinguished Teaching Award from the Texas A&M Association of Former Students. Dr. Reece teaches many topical courses in dosimetry and Health Physics, has an active consulting business, and, whenever his schedule allows him free time, enjoys backpacking, playing tennis, and running.

His greatest enjoyment comes from his children, his students, and the advances in medicine and worker protection he has helped to make.
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