Harvey W. Blanch is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught for over 38 years. He has authored more than 400 scientific publications and is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He earned his BSc degree in Chemical Engineering (1968) from the University of Sydney and a PhD (1971) from the University of New South Wales.

Douglas S. Clark is Professor of the Graduate School and Dean Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught for 40 years. He has authored more than 315 scientific publications and is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He earned his BS degree in Chemistry (1979) from the University of Vermont and a PhD in Chemical Engineering (1983) from the California Institute of Technology.