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About the Authors

Thomas Engel has taught chemistry at the University of Washington for more than
20 years, where he is currently professor emeritus of chemistry. Professor Engel
received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry from the Johns Hopkins
University, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Chicago. He then spent
11 years as a researcher in Germany and Switzerland, in which time he received the
Dr. rer. nat. habil. degree from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. In
1980, he left the IBM research laboratory in Zurich to become a faculty member at the
University of Washington.
Professor Engel’s research interests are in the area of surface chemistry, and he has
published more than 80 articles and book chapters in this field. He has received the Sur-
face Chemistry or Colloids Award from the American Chemical Society and a Senior
Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Philip Reid has taught chemistry at the University of Washington since 1995. Professor Reid
received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Puget Sound in 1986, and his Ph.D.
from the University of California, Berkeley in 1992. He performed postdoctoral research at
the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities before moving to Washington.
Professor Reid’s research interests are in the areas of atmospheric chemistry, ultra-
fast condensed-phase reaction dynamics, and organic electronics. He has published
more than 100 articles in these fields. Professor Reid is the recipient of a CAREER
Award from the National Science Foundation, is a Cottrell Scholar of the Research
Corporation, and is a Sloan Fellow. He received the University of Washington
Distinguished Teaching Award in 2005.

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