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John M. Prausnitz is Professor of the Graduate School in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. A graduate of Princeton University, he is best known for his pioneering work in the field of molecular thermodynamics: the application of thermodynamics to the behavior and interactions of compounds of solids, fluids, and gases. He began research on applications to the petroleum industry, but he has contributed to improvements in many manufacturing processes, including in the field of biotechnology and renewable energy. He has been on the faculty since 1955.