Rate My Professor Thomas Castonguay

Castonguay supervised and chaired numerous master's theses in Chemical and Biological Engineering, reflecting his research interests in transport processes, materials characterization, and chemical engineering applications. Among them: James A. Moeller's 'A Study of the Flow Characteristics in the Core Region of the Sandia Fluidized Bed Reactor'; Luciano Sedillo's 'Evaluation of the thermal properties of plastic laminates'; Bipinchandra V. Mehta's 'Recovery of Copper by Liquid Ion-Exchange'; Larry E. Hatler's 'Continuous Crystallization of High Explosives' (1972); Natarajan Mani's 'Size Distribution Analysis Of Carbon Black By Andreason Pipette Method'; and William C. Turner's 'Brazing Nozzles for Rockets Powered by Hydrogen Peroxide and Hydrazine' (1970), where he served as committee member. He contributed to scholarly literature, co-authoring 'Effect of γ-radiation on the dynamic mechanical properties of styrene–butadiene rubbers' with R. K. Traeger in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science (1966). His enduring impact is evident in the T.T. Castonguay Scholarship for junior Chemical Engineering students and fond recollections by alumni, such as in a 2024 department news article where a 1969 graduate credits him for career guidance. Castonguay appears in early UNM records, including the 1947 Mirage Yearbook associated with engineering activities.