Distinguished Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
swihart@buffalo.edu

• PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1997
• BS, Chemical Engineering, Rice University, 1992

• Post-Doc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
• Assistant/Associate/Full/Distinguished Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo

Basically, I just see it as an obligation (in a positive sense) to help students and junior colleagues understand how the system works. I have gotten some good mentoring over the course of my career, but also had periods where a little more advice and more diverse perspectives would have been extremely helpful.