Mark Swihart Mark T. Swihart is UB Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Empire Innovation Professor in the RENEW Institute at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), where he has been on the faculty since 198 and has taught Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics since 2002. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at Rice University and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota. To date, he has co-authored more than 270 refereed journal publications, has edited three proceedings volumes, and has been awarded five U.S. patents. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read More Read Less