| Phil Muntz | |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Position1: | Fullback |
| Position2: | Halfback |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Playing Team1: | Calgary Stampeders |
| Playing Years2: | - |
| Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts |
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.
From 1969, Muntz was a professor at University of Southern California[2] who 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]