diff --git a/Cantera/src/Constituents.cpp b/Cantera/src/Constituents.cpp
index 0409d59d2..8a923e409 100755
--- a/Cantera/src/Constituents.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/Constituents.cpp
@@ -7,18 +7,7 @@
  *  $Date$
  *  $Revision$
  *
- *  $Log$
- *  Revision 1.2  2003-06-27 14:19:16  dggoodwin
- *  *** empty log message ***
- *
- *  Revision 1.1.1.1  2003/04/14 17:57:51  dggoodwin
- *  Initial import.
- *
- *  Revision 1.21  2002/12/19 15:21:54  dgg
- *  Changed sense of ptr_Element in constructor. Now default is to create
- *  independent element set. See comments below.
- *
- *
+
  */
 
 //  Copyright 2001  California Institute of Technology
@@ -503,4 +492,19 @@ namespace Cantera {
       return m_speciesComp[m_mm * k + m];
     }
 
+    /*********************************************************************
+     *
+     * getAtoms()
+     *
+     * Get a vector containing the atomic composition 
+     * of species k
+     */
+    void Constituents::getAtoms(int k, double *atomArray) const 
+    {
+	const int m_mm = m_Elements->nElements();
+	for (int m = 0; m < m_mm; m++) {
+	  atomArray[m] = (double) m_speciesComp[m_mm * k + m];
+	}
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/Cantera/src/Constituents.h b/Cantera/src/Constituents.h
index 2dbebc053..9cc8075d5 100755
--- a/Cantera/src/Constituents.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/Constituents.h
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
  *  $Revision$
  *
  *  $Log$
- *  Revision 1.3  2003-07-21 16:02:53  hkmoffa
+ *  Revision 1.4  2003-09-03 18:15:50  hkmoffa
+ *  Added a vector get for the atoms in a species.
+ *
+ *  Revision 1.3  2003/07/21 16:02:53  hkmoffa
  *  Took out a double nested @name that gave a warning to doxygen
  *
  *  Revision 1.2  2003/06/27 14:19:16  dggoodwin
@@ -220,6 +223,12 @@ namespace Cantera {
         /// Number of atoms of element m in species k.
         doublereal nAtoms(int k, int m) const;
 
+	/**
+	 * Get a vector containing the atomic composition 
+	 * of species k
+	 */
+	void getAtoms(int k, double *atomArray) const;
+
 	/// Copy constructor and assignment operator
         Constituents::Constituents(const Constituents& right);
         Constituents& operator=(const Constituents& right);