He gave a series of lectures on unit operations at the Manchester Technical School (later part of the University of Manchester) in 1887, considered to be one of the earliest such about chemical engineering.
Ia memberikan serangkaian kuliah tentang unit operasi di Technical School Manchester (Universitas Manchester hari ini) pada tahun 1887, Ia dianggap sebagai salah satu yang paling awal mengajarkan teknik kimia.