Howard Davis (chemical engineer)
Howard Theodore Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 2, 1937 |
| Died | May 17, 2009 |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Furman University |
| Known for | Surface Thermodynamics Statistical Thermodynamics Transport in Porous Media |
| Awards | Walker Award - AIChE (1990) National Academy of Engineering (1988) Regents Professor (1997) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical Engineer, Materials Science |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota |
| Thesis | Some theoretical and experimental studies of irreversible processes in simple dense fluids (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stuart Rice |
| Doctoral students | |
Howard Theodore "Ted" Davis (1937–2009) was an American chemical engineer and regents professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (CEMS) at the University of Minnesota. He is known for his work in statistical thermodynamics, transport in porous media, and surface thermodynamics.
Davis was an author of more than 400 academic papers and five books, including the textbooks “Linear Algebra and Linear Operators in Engineering” (Academic Press, 2000, 1st Edition) and "Statistical Mechanics of Phases, Interfaces and Thin Films" (John Wiley & Sons, 1995, 1st Edition).
He served as the department head of CEMS for 15 years (1980-1995), followed by his leadership as Dean of the Institute of Technology (1995-2005), which is the University of Minnesota's college of physical science and engineering. In 2008, Davis became the director of the University of Minnesota's BioTechnology Institute.