diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd b/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd
index 1e1ab2bee..72cb0f8de 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/_cantera.pxd
@@ -26,9 +26,16 @@ cdef extern from "cantera/thermo/mix_defs.h":
 cdef extern from "cantera/thermo/ThermoPhase.h" namespace "Cantera":
     cdef cppclass CxxThermoPhase "Cantera::ThermoPhase":
         CxxThermoPhase()
+
+        # miscellaneous
         int eosType()
-        XML_Node& xml()
         string report(cbool) except +
+        string name()
+        void setName(string)
+        double minTemp() except +
+        double maxTemp() except +
+        double refPressure() except +
+        cbool getElementPotentials(double*) except +
 
         # basic thermodynamic properties
         double temperature() except +
@@ -38,6 +45,8 @@ cdef extern from "cantera/thermo/ThermoPhase.h" namespace "Cantera":
         double molarVolume() except +
         double isothermalCompressibility() except +
         double thermalExpansionCoeff() except +
+        double electricPotential() except +
+        void setElectricPotential(double) except +
 
         # element properties
         size_t nElements()
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/thermo.pyx b/interfaces/cython/cantera/thermo.pyx
index 1a8694533..8af6ff99b 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/thermo.pyx
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/thermo.pyx
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ cdef class ThermoPhase(_SolutionBase):
     def __call__(self):
         print(self.report())
 
+    property name:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return pystr(self.thermo.name())
+        def __set__(self, name):
+            self.thermo.setName(stringify(name))
+
     property basis:
         def __get__(self):
             if self.thermoBasis == massBasis:
@@ -66,6 +72,10 @@ cdef class ThermoPhase(_SolutionBase):
     def elementName(self, m):
         return pystr(self.thermo.elementName(m))
 
+    property elementNames:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return [self.elementName(m) for m in range(self.nElements)]
+
     property nSpecies:
         def __get__(self):
             return self.thermo.nSpecies()
@@ -73,6 +83,10 @@ cdef class ThermoPhase(_SolutionBase):
     def speciesName(self, k):
         return pystr(self.thermo.speciesName(k))
 
+    property speciesNames:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return [self.speciesName(k) for k in range(self.nSpecies)]
+
     cpdef int speciesIndex(self, species) except *:
         if isinstance(species, str):
             index = self.thermo.speciesIndex(stringify(species))
@@ -110,6 +124,10 @@ cdef class ThermoPhase(_SolutionBase):
     def molecularWeight(self, species):
         return self.thermo.molecularWeight(self.speciesIndex(species))
 
+    property meanMolecularWeight:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.thermo.meanMolecularWeight()
+
     property Y:
         def __get__(self):
             return self._getArray1(thermo_getMassFractions)
@@ -386,6 +404,39 @@ cdef class ThermoPhase(_SolutionBase):
         def __get__(self):
             return self._getArray1(thermo_getCp_R)
 
+    ######## Miscellaneous properties ########
+    property isothermalCompressibility:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.thermo.isothermalCompressibility()
+
+    property thermalExpansionCoeff:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.thermo.thermalExpansionCoeff()
+
+    property minTemp:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.thermo.minTemp()
+
+    property maxTemp:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.thermo.maxTemp()
+
+    property refPressure:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.thermo.refPressure()
+
+    property electricPotential:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.thermo.electricPotential()
+        def __set__(self, double value):
+            self.thermo.setElectricPotential(value)
+
+    property elementPotentials:
+        def __get__(self):
+            cdef np.ndarray[np.double_t, ndim=1] data = np.zeros(self.nElements)
+            self.thermo.getElementPotentials(&data[0])
+            return data
+
 
 cdef class InterfacePhase(ThermoPhase):
     cdef CxxSurfPhase* surf