Education:
B.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1984M.S. Metallurgical Engineering (Polymers), University of Illinois, 1986
Ph.D., Applied Science (Materials Science), Southern Methodist University, 1990
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Prior Experience:
1993-2007: Professor, Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech2004-present: Adjunct Professor, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech
2001-present: Core Faculty and Professor, Virginia Tech/Wake Forest School for Biomedical Engineering
Other adjunct appointments:
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Georgetown School of Medicine
1991-1993: NIH Postdoctoral Training Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Engineering, Atlanta, GA
1996-1990: Process Engineer, Texas Instruments: Defense Systems and Electronics Group, Dallas, TX
Awards and Professional Service:
Nominee, WL Wine Award for Teaching Excellence, 2007Dean's list for Teaching Excellence based on Student perceptions at Virginia Tech: 2004, 2002, 1998, 1994
Visiting Professorship, Universite Claude Bernard, LYON France, 1996, 1999
NIH Post-docotoral Fellowship, 1991-1993
Editorial Boards
Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 2002-present
Journal of Adhesion, 2003-present