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Acknowledgments
Dr. Richard N. Fell, Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham,
MA; Prof. Michele Mandrioli, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA; and Prof.
Christopher King, Department of Chemistry, Troy University, Troy, AL, who
read the complete manuscript and provided valuable comments and corrections.
Prof. Lev Zompa, University of Massachusetts-Boston, and Dr. Peter Gans,
Protonic Software, for UV-vis spectral data.
Edwin Straver and Nicole Steidel, Frontline Systems Inc., for information
about the inner workings of the Solver.
The Dow Chemical Company for permission to use tables of physical
properties of heat transfer fluids.
About the Author
E. Joseph Billo retired in 2006 as Associate Professor of Chemistry at Boston
College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. He is the author of Excel for Chemists: A
Comprehensive Guide, 2nd edition, Wiley-VCH, New York, 2001. He has
presented the 2-day short courses "Advanced Excel for Scientists and Engineers"
and "Excel Visual Basic Macros for Scientists and Engineers" to over 2000
scientists at corporate clients in the United States, Canada and Europe.