diff --git a/test/data/simplephases.cti b/test/data/simplephases.cti
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+units(length="m", time="s", quantity="mol", energy="J")
+
+ideal_gas(name="simple1",
+          elements = "H O C",
+          species = " O2 H2 H2O ")
+
+ideal_gas(name="nasa1",
+          elements = "H O C",
+          species = "gri30: O2 H2 H2O ")
+
+ideal_gas(name="shomate1",
+          elements = "H O C",
+          species = "CO CO2")
+
+species(name="O2", atoms="O:2",
+        thermo=const_cp(h0=0.0, s0=205.152, cp0=29.39))
+species(name="H2", atoms="H:2",
+        thermo=const_cp(h0=0.0, s0=130.680, cp0=28.85))
+species(name="H2O", atoms="H:2 O:1",
+        thermo=const_cp(h0=-241826.0, s0=188.84, cp0=35.22))
+
+species(name="CO", atoms="C:1 O:1",
+        thermo=(Shomate([298, 1300],
+                        [25.56759, 6.096130, 4.054656, -2.671301,
+                         0.131021, -118.0089, 227.3665]),
+                Shomate([1300, 6000],
+                        [35.15070, 1.300095, -0.205921, 0.013550,
+                         -3.282780, -127.8375, 231.7120])))
+
+species(name="CO2", atoms="C:1 O:2",
+        thermo=(Shomate([298, 1200],
+                        [24.99735, 55.18696, -33.69137, 7.948387,
+                         -0.136638, -403.6075, 228.2431]),
+                Shomate([1200, 6000],
+                        [58.16639, 2.720074,-0.492289, 0.038844,
+                         -6.447293,-425.9186, 263.6125])))
diff --git a/test/thermo/thermoParameterizations.cpp b/test/thermo/thermoParameterizations.cpp
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+++ b/test/thermo/thermoParameterizations.cpp
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+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "cantera/thermo/speciesThermoTypes.h"
+#include "cantera/thermo/SimpleThermo.h"
+#include "cantera/thermo/IdealGasPhase.h"
+#include "cantera/thermo/ConstCpPoly.h"
+#include "cantera/thermo/GeneralSpeciesThermo.h"
+#include "cantera/thermo/NasaPoly2.h"
+#include "cantera/thermo/ShomatePoly.h"
+#include "thermo_data.h"
+
+using namespace Cantera;
+
+class SpeciesThermoInterpTypeTest : public testing::Test
+{
+public:
+    void makePhase0() {
+        p.addElement("H");
+        p.addElement("O");
+        p.addElement("C");
+        st = new GeneralSpeciesThermo();
+        p.setSpeciesThermo(st);
+    }
+
+    void makePhase1() {
+        makePhase0();
+        p.addSpecies("O2", o2_comp);
+        p.addSpecies("H2", h2_comp);
+        p.addSpecies("H2O", h2o_comp);
+    }
+
+    void makePhase2() {
+        makePhase0();
+        p.addSpecies("CO", co_comp);
+        p.addSpecies("CO2", co2_comp);
+    }
+
+    IdealGasPhase p;
+    SpeciesThermo* st;
+};
+
+// {T0, h0, s0, cp0} (in J/kmol)
+double c_o2[] = {298.15, 0.0, 2.05152e5, 2.939e4};
+double c_h2[] = {298.15, 0.0, 1.3068e5, 2.885e4};
+double c_h2o[] = {298.15, -2.41826e8, 1.8884e5, 3.522e4};
+double c_co2[] = {298.15, -3.9351e8, 2.13785e5, 3.712e4};
+
+TEST_F(SpeciesThermoInterpTypeTest, install_const_cp)
+{
+    // Compare against instantiation from CTI file
+    IdealGasPhase p2("../data/simplephases.cti", "simple1");
+    makePhase1();
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_o2 = new ConstCpPoly(0, 200, 5000, 101325, c_o2);
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_h2 = new ConstCpPoly(1, 200, 5000, 101325, c_h2);
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_h2o = new ConstCpPoly(2, 200, 5000, 101325, c_h2o);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_o2);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_h2);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_h2o);
+    p.initThermo();
+    p2.setState_TPX(298.15, 101325, "H2:0.2, O2:0.7, H2O:0.1");
+    p.setState_TPX(298.15, 101325, "H2:0.2, O2:0.7, H2O:0.1");
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.meanMolecularWeight(), p.meanMolecularWeight());
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.enthalpy_mass(), p.enthalpy_mass());
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.entropy_mass(), p.entropy_mass());
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.cp_mass(), p.cp_mass());
+}
+
+TEST_F(SpeciesThermoInterpTypeTest, missing_species)
+{
+    makePhase1();
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_o2 = new ConstCpPoly(0, 200, 5000, 101325, c_o2);
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_h2 = new ConstCpPoly(1, 200, 5000, 101325, c_h2);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_o2);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_h2);
+    // Thermo data for H2O not given
+    EXPECT_THROW(p.initThermo(), CanteraError);
+}
+
+TEST_F(SpeciesThermoInterpTypeTest, install_bad_pref)
+{
+    makePhase1();
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_o2 = new ConstCpPoly(0, 200, 5000, 101325, c_o2);
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_h2 = new ConstCpPoly(1, 200, 5000, 100000, c_h2);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_o2);
+    // Pref does not match
+    ASSERT_THROW(st->install_STIT(stit_h2), CanteraError);
+    delete stit_h2;
+}
+
+TEST_F(SpeciesThermoInterpTypeTest, install_nasa)
+{
+    // Compare against instantiation from CTI file
+    IdealGasPhase p2("../data/simplephases.cti", "nasa1");
+    makePhase1();
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_o2 = new NasaPoly2(0, 200, 3500, 101325, o2_nasa_coeffs);
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_h2 = new NasaPoly2(1, 200, 3500, 101325, h2_nasa_coeffs);
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_h2o = new NasaPoly2(2, 200, 3500, 101325, h2o_nasa_coeffs);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_o2);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_h2);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_h2o);
+    p.initThermo();
+    p2.setState_TPX(900, 101325, "H2:0.2, O2:0.7, H2O:0.1");
+    p.setState_TPX(900, 101325, "H2:0.2, O2:0.7, H2O:0.1");
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.meanMolecularWeight(), p.meanMolecularWeight());
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.enthalpy_mass(), p.enthalpy_mass());
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.entropy_mass(), p.entropy_mass());
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.cp_mass(), p.cp_mass());
+}
+
+TEST_F(SpeciesThermoInterpTypeTest, install_shomate)
+{
+    // Compare against instantiation from CTI file
+    IdealGasPhase p2("../data/simplephases.cti", "shomate1");
+    makePhase2();
+    SpeciesThermo* st = new GeneralSpeciesThermo();
+    p.setSpeciesThermo(st);
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_co = new ShomatePoly2(0, 200, 6000, 101325, co_shomate_coeffs);
+    SpeciesThermoInterpType* stit_co2 = new ShomatePoly2(1, 200, 6000, 101325, co2_shomate_coeffs);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_co);
+    st->install_STIT(stit_co2);
+    p.initThermo();
+    p2.setState_TPX(900, 101325, "CO:0.2, CO2:0.8");
+    p.setState_TPX(900, 101325, "CO:0.2, CO2:0.8");
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.meanMolecularWeight(), p.meanMolecularWeight());
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.enthalpy_mass(), p.enthalpy_mass());
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.entropy_mass(), p.entropy_mass());
+    EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(p2.cp_mass(), p.cp_mass());
+}
diff --git a/test/thermo/thermo_data.h b/test/thermo/thermo_data.h
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+namespace {
+
+// 2-region NASA coefficients; Order is significantly different from the
+// standard NASA format.
+const double h2o_nasa_coeffs[] = {
+    1000.0, -3.029372670E+04, -8.490322080E-01, 4.198640560E+00,
+    -2.036434100E-03, 6.520402110E-06, -5.487970620E-09, 1.771978170E-12,
+    -3.000429710E+04, 4.966770100E+00,  3.033992490E+00, 2.176918040E-03,
+    -1.640725180E-07, -9.704198700E-11, 1.682009920E-14};
+const double h2o_comp[] = {2.0, 1.0, 0.0};
+
+const double h2_nasa_coeffs[] = {
+    1000.0, -9.17935173E+02, 6.83010238E-01, 2.34433112E+00,
+    7.98052075E-03, -1.94781510E-05, 2.01572094E-08, -7.37611761E-12,
+    -9.50158922E+02, -3.20502331E+00, 3.33727920E+00, -4.94024731E-05,
+    4.99456778E-07, -1.79566394E-10, 2.00255376E-14};
+const double h2_comp[] = {2.0, 0.0, 0.0};
+
+const double o2_nasa_coeffs[] = {
+    1000.0, -1.063943560E+03, 3.657675730E+00, 3.782456360E+00,
+    -2.996734160E-03, 9.847302010E-06, -9.681295090E-09, 3.243728370E-12,
+    -1.088457720E+03, 5.453231290E+00, 3.282537840E+00, 1.483087540E-03,
+    -7.579666690E-07, 2.094705550E-10, -2.167177940E-14};
+const double o2_comp[] = {0.0, 2.0, 0.0};
+
+const double oh_nasa_coeffs[] = {
+    1000.0, 3.615080560E+03, -1.039254580E-01, 3.992015430E+00,
+    -2.401317520E-03, 4.617938410E-06, -3.881133330E-09, 1.364114700E-12,
+    3.858657000E+03, 4.476696100E+00, 3.092887670E+00, 5.484297160E-04,
+    1.265052280E-07, -8.794615560E-11, 1.174123760E-14};
+const double oh_comp[] = {1.0, 1.0, 0.0};
+
+// 2-region Shomate coefficients (from NIST Chemistry WebBook)
+const double co2_shomate_coeffs[] = {
+    1200.0, 24.99735, 55.18696, -33.69137, 7.948387, -0.136638, -403.6075, 228.2431,
+    58.16639, 2.720074, -0.492289, 0.038844, -6.447293, -425.9186, 263.6125};
+const double co2_comp[] = {0.0, 2.0, 1.0};
+
+const double co_shomate_coeffs[] = {
+    1300.0, 25.56759, 6.096130, 4.054656, -2.671301, 0.131021, -118.0089, 227.3665,
+    35.15070, 1.300095, -0.205921, 0.013550, -3.282780, -127.8375, 231.7120};
+const double co_comp[] = {0.0, 1.0, 1.0};
+
+}