Dr. J.E. House is Scholar in Residence, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Illinois State University. Dr. House received his BS and MA degrees from Southern Illinois University and the PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana. In his thirty three years at Illinois State, House taught a variety of courses in physical and inorganic chemistry. He has authored almost 150 publications in chemistry journals, many dealing with reactions in solid materials, as well as ebooks on quantum mechanics, chemical kinetics, and inorganic chemistry. He was elected Professor of the Year in 2011 by the college student body at Illinois Wesleyan University. He has also been elected to the Southern Illinois University Chemistry Alumni Hall of Fame. House is the Series Editor for Elsevier’s Developments in Physical & Theoretical Chemistry series, and a member of the editorial board of The Chemical Educator.