About Thomas McAvoy

Thomas McAvoy, PhD is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, College Park. He holds joint appointments in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, the Bioengineering Department, and the Institute for Systems Research. He earned his PhD in chemical engineering from Princeton University in 1964. From 1964 until 1980 he taught at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. From 1980 until 2004 when he retired he taught at the University of Maryland. Dr. McAvoy’s research centered on chemical process systems engineering. He has written over 180 papers in this general area and one book, titled Interaction Analysis. Since his retirement Dr. McAvoy has carried out research in the general area of biomedical engineering. His projects in this area involved a novel radiation couch that moves to treat tumors that move due to breathing and a study of bacteria in a rare type of cancer, pseudomyxoma peritonei. Dr. McAvoy splits his time between Maryland and Massachusetts. His hobbies include fishing and reading.