Directory profile for Dr. David W. Arnold

Dr. David W. Arnold professor of chemical and biological engineering, retired May 31, 2020. At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving faculty member in the UA College of Engineering with 40 years of service. Arnold studied chemical engineering and earned his bachelor’s degree in 1971 from UA, master’s degree in 1976 from Georgia Institute of Technology and his doctorate in 1980 from Purdue University. His research primarily covered formulation, cleaning, rheology, atomization, combustion and commercial use of coal-water fuels; remediation of soil contaminated with oil; and formulation, rheology and process technology of the paints made from magnetic pigments that are used in the manufacture of magnetic recording media, such as audio and video tapes.