Phil Muntz

Eric Phillip Muntz (May 18, 1934 – August 1, 2017) was a prominent American scientist and a former Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders in 1956 and Toronto Argonauts from 1957 to 1960. He previously played at the University of Toronto[1] where he received a B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1956 and a PhD in 1961 specializing in Aerophysics.

Phil Muntz
Born:(1934-05-18)May 18, 1934
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died:August 1, 2017(2017-08-01) (aged 83)
Career information
Position(s)FB/HB
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
As player
1956Calgary Stampeders
1958–1959Toronto Argonauts

Since 1969, Muntz was a professor at University of Southern California[2] Phil Muntz made important contributions to the development of electron beam fluorescence technique as well as its applications for high-speed flow measurements. He was an inventor on over 25 patents.

In 1993, Muntz was elected a member of US National Academy of Engineering with the citation "For technical and academic leadership in rarified-gas dynamics and non-equilibrium flow phenomena".[3][4]

In late 1990s and early 2000s, Muntz introduced and developed the concept of Knudsen compressor, a multi-stage vacuum pump with no moving parts or fluids.[5] He died on August 1, 2017.[6]

References
  1. "Phil Muntz". justsportsstats.com.
  2. "Prof. Phil Muntz at USC". AME Faculty. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 2015-02-26.
  3. "Eric Phillip Muntz, NAE member directory".
  4. Slade, Christine (February 22, 1993). "Aerospace Engineer Philip Muntz is named to National Academy". USC News. University of Southern California. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  5. USC Viterbi Staff (August 4, 2017). "In Memoriam: Phillip Muntz, Emeritus Professor of Astronautics". Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  6. "Deaths: Eric Phillip (Phil) MuntzProfessor Emeritus USC. 1934 to 2017". Globe and Mail. September 30, 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
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