Steven S. Zumdahl earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Wheaton College (IL)
and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has
been a faculty member at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Parkland
College (IL), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
where he is Professor Emeritus. He has received numerous awards
including the National Catalyst Award for Excellence in Chemical
Education, the University of Illinois Teaching Award, the UIUC Liberal
Arts and Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching, UIUC Liberal Arts
and Sciences Advising Award, and the School of Chemical Sciences
Teaching award (five times). He is the author of several chemistry
textbooks. In his leisure time he enjoys traveling and collecting
classic cars.
